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Historical Development of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis/Process
Chair: S. C.
LeViness
Syntroleum Coporation
Vice-Chair: E. L.
Koper
Sasol Technology
AIChE 2003 Spring National Meeting – New Orleans, LA.
3rd Topical Conference on Natural Gas Utilization
Chair/Organizer: Richard G. Mallinson – University of Oklahoma
Session 80: Historical Development of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis/Process – I
Paper/Presentation 80a: Anthony N. Stranges (Texas A&M Unversity), “Germany’s Synthetic Fuel Industry 1927-45”
Paper/Presentation 80b: Burtron H. Davis (CAER, University of Kentucky), “An Overview of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis at the U.S. Bureau of Mines”
Paper/Presentation 80c: Vladimir I. Anikeev, A. Yermakova, B. L. Moroz (Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk), “The State of Studies of the Fischer-Tropsch Process in Russia”
Paper/Presentation 80d: Anthony N. Stranges (Texas A&M University), “Synthetic Fuel Production in Prewar and World War II Japan: A Case Study in Technological Failure”
Session 83: Historical Development of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis/Process – II
Paper/Presentation 83a: Mark E. Dry (University of Capetown), “Iron Catalysts for the Fischer-Tropsch Process. Past, Present and Future”
Abstract (Presentation coming soon)
Paper/Presentation 83b: Calvin H. Bartholomew (Brigham Young University), “History of Cobalt Catalyst Design for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis”
Paper/Presentation 83c: Ben Jager (Sasol Technology), “The Development of Commercial Fischer-Tropsch Reactors”
Paper/Presentation 83d: Wolf-Dieter Deckwer (Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung), “Fifty Years of Fischer-Tropsch-Synthesis in the Slurry Phase: A Science-Historical Approach” – withdrawn due to illness.
Steve LeViness (Syntroleum Corporation), Anthony Stranges (Texas A&M University), Ed Koper (Sasol Technology), “Technical Oil Mission (TOM) Microfilm Reels – Background and New Developments”
Session 86: Historical Development of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis/Process - III
Paper/Presentation 86a: Kym Arcuri, S. C. LeViness (Syntroleum Corporation), “The Regeneration of Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts: A Historical Perspective”
Paper/Presentation 86b: Johann Richter (Supervisory Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office), “Examination of Inventions Based on the Fischer Tropsch Synthesis”
Paper/Presentation 86c: Burtron H. Davis (CAER, University of Kentucky), “Anderson-Schulz-Flory Product Distribution - Can It Be Avoided For Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis?”
Paper/Presentation 86d: Robert Freerks (Syntroleum Corporation), “Early Efforts to Upgrade Fischer-Tropsch Reaction Products into Fuels, Lubricants, and Other Useful Materials”