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Technology Development for Cobalt F-T Catalysts. Quarterly Technical Report No. 8 Covering the Period July 1, 1994 to September 30, 1994 - 1995

Tischer, Richard E.
Singleton, Alan H.

U.S. Department of Energy
Energy International Corporation

Table of Contents 148kb

Report 1041kb

I

 Executive Summary 1

II

 Introduction and Background 3

III

 Project Description 3

IV

 Objectives 6

V

 Summary of Work Accomplished This Quarter 6

VI

 Detailed Description of Technical Progress 8
 

A

 Task 1:  Catalyst Development 8
 

a

 Technology Assessment 8

b

 Catalyst Formulation 8

c

 Catalyst Pretreatment 9

d

 Catalyst Characterization 9

B

 Task 2:  Catalyst Testing 10
 

a

 Fixed Bed Reactor 10

b

 Slurry Bubble Column Reactor 12

VII

 Plans for the Next Reporting Period 22

VIII

 Assessment of Prospects for Future Progress 23

IX

 Appendices 26
 

A

 Co Catalyst Formulation 699kb

B

 Fixed Bed Reactor Data 2847kb

C

 Slurry Bubble Column Reactor Data 1061kb

List of Tables

Tables 1195kb

1 List of Co-Based F-T Catalysts Formulated 24
2 List of Water-Gas-Shift Catalysts and F-T Catalysts with WGS Function 28
3 Summary of Physical Properties 29
4 H2 Chemisorption and TPR Results 32
5 Summary of Fixed Bed Reaction Results 32
6 Comparison of Conversion and Selectivity of Methane Reduction Catalysts at Startup Conditions in M4-SBCR 39
7 Comparison of Conversion and Selectivity of Calsicat-Producted Catalysts at Startup Conditions in SBCRs, M3 and M4 40
8 High Syngas Conversion Test:  Run 29-M3 41
9 SBCR Catalyst Extractions 42