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C1 Chemistry for the Production of Ultra-Clean Liquid Transportation Fuels and Hydrogen,
Semi-Annual Six-Month Report from October 1, 2003 - March 31, 2004

Gerald P. Huffman

University of Kentucky

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary 5
Acetylene as a Probe in Fischer-Tropsch Mechanism Studies 9
Diesel and Jet Fuel from Fischer-Tropsch Wax 15
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis usign Co and Ru supported on silica aerogels as catalysts 21
Metal impregnation of a silica aerogels using metal pentadienyl complexes 27
Hydrocarbon Product Distributions in Supercritical Hexane Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis over an Alumina Supported Co. Catalyst. Effect of the Reaction Mixture Phase Behavior 33
Development of Activated Carbon Supported Molybdenum Promoted catalysts for Diesel Fuel Synthesis 48
Production of Light Olefins from Syngas on a Methanol Synthesis - SAPO Hybrid Catalyst System 55
Hydrogen production by catalytic dehydrogenation of cyclohexane and methylcyclohexane 61
Production of Hydrogen in Supercritical Water 69
Hydrogen Production from Aqueous-phase reforming of Ethylene Glycol 73
Dry Reforming of Methane to Synthesis Gas with Cobalt Tungsten Carbide Catalyst 75
Solid State NMR Study of Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts 82
Catalyst Characterization and Determination of Active Species by EMR and Magnetometry 87
Mossbauer and XAFS Spectroscopic Characterization of C1 and H2 Chemistry Catalysts 92