Technology Development for Iron Fischer-Tropsch Catalysis. Quarterly Technical Progress Report No. 12. Covering the Period July 1, 1997 to September 30, 1997

Technology Development for Iron Fischer-Tropsch Catalysis.
Quarterly Technical Progress Report No. 12. Covering the Period July 1, 1997 to September 30, 1997 - 1997

Disclaimer						2
Abstract						3
Table of Contents						4
	1	Executive Summary				7
	2	Abstract				7
	3	Results and Discussion				10
		3.1	Iron Catalyst Preparation			13
			3.1.1	Sasol		13
			3.1.2	Ruhrchemie		14
			3.1.3	The "Reichsamt" Comparative Experiments		14
			3.1.4	Mobil		15
			3.1.5	Rentech		16
			3.1.6	China		16
		3.2	Iron Catalyst Activation			16
			3.2.1	The "Reichsamt" Comparative Experiments		16
			3.2.2	Rentech		17
			3.2.3	China		18
			3.2.4	CAER		18
		3.3	Cobalt Catalysts			21
		3.4	Comparison of Cobalt and Iron Catalysts			24
		3.5	Slurry Reactor Studies			28
			3.5.1	German		28
				3.5.1.1	Roelen	28
				3.5.1.2	Kölbel	27
			3.5.2	British		30
			3.5.3	U.S. Bureau of Mines		30
			3.5.4	Mobil		31
			3.5.5	Sasol		33
			3.5.6	China		35
		3.6	Products			35
			3.6.1	Low Temperature Vs. High Temperature Operation		36
			3.6.2	Deviations from Anderson-Schulz-Flory Distributions		39
				3.6.2.1	Positive Deviations	38
				3.6.2.2	Positive Deviation at Higher Carbon Number	41
			3.6.3	Cut Off of Product Distribution		41
				3.6.3.1	Chinese	41
				3.6.3.2	Syntroleum	42
		3.7	Slurry-Wax/Catalyst Separation			43
			3.7.1	British		43
			3.7.2	Kölbel		44
			3.7.3	U.S. Bureau of Mines		44
			3.7.4	Mobil		45
			3.7.5	Sasol		46
			3.7.6	Exxon		46
			3.7.7	Statoil		48
			3.7.8	China		49
		3.8	Process Considerations			49
		3.9	Supercritical Phase Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis			50
	4	References				53
	5	Figures				46