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Technology Development for Cobalt F-T Catalysts
Quarterly Technical Progress Report No. 7
Covering the Period April 1, 1994 to June 30, 1994 - 1994

Singleton, Alan H.

Energy International Corporation

Table of Contents 71kb

Report 628kb

Tables and Figures 1055kb

I

 Executive Summary 1

II

 Introduction and Background 2

III

 Project Description 2

IV

 Objectives 5

V

 Summary of Work Accomplished This Quarter 6

VI

 Detailed Description of Technical Progress 7
 

A

 Task 1: Catalyst Development 7
 

a

 Technology Assessment 7

b

 Catalyst Formulation 7

c

 Catalyst Pretreatment 10

d

 Catalyst Characterization 10

B

 Task 2: Catalyst Testing 11
 

a

 Fixed Bed Reactor 11

b

 Slurry Bubble column Reactor 14

VII

 Plans for the Next Reporting Period 23

VIII

 Assessment of Prospects for Future Progress 24

IX

 Appendices 49
 

A

 Co Catalyst Formulations 1830kb

B

 Fixed Bed Reaction Data

C

 Slurry Bubble Column Data

List of Tables

1 List of Co-based FT Catalysts Formulated 25
2 Desire Process Conditions, Activity and Selectivity 29
3 Slurry Bubble Column Standard Reaction Conditions 30
4 Catalyst Selection for Low Methane Selectivity 31
5 List of Water-Gas-Shift Catalysts Formulated and F-T Catalysts with W/GS Function 32
6 Summary of Physical Properties 33
7 H2 Chemisorption and TPR Reuslts 35
8 Summary of Fixed Bed Reaction Results 38
9 Summary of WGS Fixed-Bed Reaction Results 41
10 Comparison of Conversion and Selectivity of Methane Reduction Catalysts at Startup Conditions in SBCR-M3 42
11 Comparison of Conversion and Selectivity of Methane Methane Reduction Catalysts at Startup Conditions in SBCR-M4 43
12 SBCR Catalysts Extractions 44
13 Catalyst Attrition Studies 46