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Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide Correlation of Synthesis Data

Laboratory: Engr'g Dev Group (N.Y. Office)
Report No. 1
Date: May 20, 1947

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In this pdf format, this document has 126 pages and is 210MB.

Table of Contents (2.35MB)

  Summary (Part 1 - 5.37MB) (Part 2 - 3.73MB) (Part 3 - 4.93MB)  

I

 Introduction (1.58MB) 1
  Scope 1

II

 Process Flow (1.47MB) 2

III

 Process Variables (1.33MB) 3

IV

 Product Components (0.98MB) 4

V

 Data Used (Part 1 - 4.28MB) (Part 2 - 5.13MB) (Part 3 - 1.35MB) 5-6
  Data Summaries 7-23
Accuracy of Data 24
Range of Variables 24-25

VI

 Apparatus Used (1.02MB) 26

VII

 Correlations 27
 

A

 Conversions & Distribution of Product
(Part 1 - 4.58MB) (Part 2 - 4.28MB) (Part 3 - 4.06MB) (Part 4 - 4.36MB)		 27
  Measure of Degree of Conversion 27
% Contraction vs. H2 Conversion 28-30
H2 Conversion Vs. CO Conversion 30-33
H2 Conversion Vs. CO to CO2 33-35
H2 Conversion Vs. CO to C3+ 35-37
H2 Conversion Vs. CO to C1 + C2S 37
H2 Conversion Vs. CO to CH4 38-39
CH4 Yield vs. Yield of C2S 40
H2 Conversion vs. Yield of C2S 40
CH4 Yield vs. Unsats. in C2S and C4S 41
Unsats. in C2S vs. Unsats. in C3S and C4S 41
H2 Conversion vs. H2O Yield 41-42
H2 Conversion vs. Yield of Oxy. Comps 42

B

 Effect of Operating Variables (3.43MB) 43
  Effect of Recycle Ratio 43-44
Recycle Ratio vs. Total Feed Composition 44
Effect of Temperature 44-45
Effect of Pressure 45
Effect of Space Velocity 45

VIII

 Discussion 46
  Fixed Bed Theory (2.43MB) 46-47
Fluid Bed Working Hypothesis (Part 1 - 3.25MB) (Part 2 - 3.17MB) 48-49
  Oxygenated Compounds 49-50
"Catalyst Equilibrium" 50-51
Water-Gas-Shift Equilibrium 51
Gas Production 51-52
Other Reactions 52
Application of Hypothesis (Part 1 - 4.94MB) (Part 2 - 4.42MB) (Part 3 - 2.48MB) 53
  Effect of Catalyst Activity 53-54
Effect of Temperature 54
Effect of Space Velocity 54-55
Effect of Adding CO2 55-56
Effect of Recycling 56-57
Effect of H2/CO Ration in Feed 57
Once Through Operations 58
Water-Gas-Shift Equilibrium 59-60
H2/CO Consumption 60-61
Oxygenated Compounds 61-63
Conclusion (685kb) 63
   
Figures - Part 1 (3.68MB)  
Figures - Part 2 (4.02MB)