Synthesis of Octane Enhancers During Slurry-Phase Fischer-Tropsch. Final Technical Progress Report Including the 10th Quarterly Technical Report, September 26, 1990--May 25, 1993

Synthesis of Octane Enhancers During Slurry-Phase Fischer-Tropsch.
Final Technical Progress Report Including the
10th Quarterly Technical Report, September 26, 1990--May 25, 1993 - 1993

Section 1 496kb	List of Figures					ii
	List of Tables					iii
	Executive Summary					1
	Objectives					3
	Technical Report					4
		1	MTBE Synthesis over Acid Catalysts			4
			1.1	Introduction		4
			1.2	Experimental		4
				1.2.1	Catalysts	4
				1.2.2	Catalyst Characterization	5
				1.2.3	Reaction System and Procedure	6
			1.3	Results		8
				1.3.1	Catalyst Characteristics	8
				1.3.2	Reaction Measurements and Analysis	10
				1.3.3	Reaction Behavior at Various Temperatures	10
			1.4	Discussion		19
Section 2 537kb		2	Ether Synthesis During FT Reaction			24
			2.1	Introduction		24
			2.2	Experimental		25
				2.2.1	Catalyst Preparation	25
				2.2.2	Catalyst Characterization	26
				2.2.3	Reaction Studies	27
			2.3	Results		29
				2.3.1	Elemental Analysis	29
				2.3.2	X-Ray Diffraciton	29
				2.3.3	CO Chemisorption	29
				2.3.4	CO Hydrogenation over Supported Metal and Composite Catalysts	33
				2.3.5	Addition of Isobutylene during CO Hydrogenation	45
Section 3 436kb			2.4	Discussion		54
				2.4.1	CO Hydrogenation	54
				2.4.2	Addition of Isobutylene during CO Hydrogenation	59
			2.5	Summary		61
		3	Slurry-Phase MTBE Synthesis			63
			3.1	Introduction		63
			3.2	Experimental		63
				3.2.1	Reactor	63
				3.2.2	MTBE Synthesis from Methanol and Isobutylene	65
				3.2.3	MTBE Synthesis from Syngas and Isobutylene	65
			3.3	Results and Discussion		66
				3.3.2	MTBE Synthesis from Methanol and Isobutylene	66
				3.3.3	MTBE Synthesis from Syngas and Isobutylene	74
		4	Conclusions			74
		5	Recommendations			76
		6	References			76