Technology Development for Cobalt F-T Catalysts Quarterly Technical Progress Report No. 9 Covering the Period October 1, 1994 to December 31, 1994

Technology Development for Cobalt F-T Catalysts Quarterly Technical Progress Report No. 9 Covering the Period October 1, 1994 to December 31, 1994 - 1995

Executive Summary				iv
I	Introduction and Background			1
II	Project Description			1
III	Objectives			33
IV	Summary of Work Accomplished This Quarter			4
V	Detailed Description of Technical Progress			5
	A	Task 1: Catalyst Development		5
		a	Technology Assessment	5
		b	Catalyst Formulation	5
		c	Catalyst Pretreatment	6
		d	Catalyst Characterization	7
	B	Task 2: Catalyst Testing		8
		a	Fixed Bed Reactor	8
		b	Slurry Bubble Column Reactor	9
VI	Plans for the Next Reporting Period			15
VII	Assessment of Prospects for Future Progress			17
VIII	Appendices			45
	A	Co Catalyst Formulations 2603kb
	B	Fixed Bed Reaction Data 1992kb
	C	Chronology of Runs in Slurry Bubble Column Reactors 324kb
	D	Slurry Bubble Column Data 1272kb

1	List of Co-based F-T Catalysts Formulated	18
2	List of Water-Gas-Shift Catalysts and F-T Catalysts with WGS Function	23
3	Summary of Physical Properties	24
4	H₂Chemisorption and TPR Results	27
5	Summary of Fixed Bed Reaction Results	31
6	Comparison of Conversion and Selectivity of Methane Reduction Catalysts at Startup Conditions in M4-SBCR	35
7	Summary of M3-SBCR Run #30 Results	36
8	Summary of M4-SBCR Run #24 Results	37
9	Summary of M3-SBCR Run #33 Results	38
10	Summary of M4-SBCR Run #26 Results	39
11	Comparison of Conversion and Selectivity Calsicat-Produced Catalysts at Startup Conditions in M4 & M3	40
12	Comparison of Conversion and Selectivityof Methane Reduction Catalysts at Startup Conditions in M3	41
13	SBCR Catalyst Extractions	42