Table 4.
Alcohol and Olefin Contents of Products Synthesised in the Presence of a Cobalt Catalyst
| Reaction pressure atmos. gauge | Reaction temperature °C | Gas rate litres/g. cobalt.hr. | CO conversion, percent | Alcohol content | Olefin content | ||
| Percent by weight of collected products | Percent by weight of total products (calcd. from CO conversion) | Percent by weight of collected products | Percent of weight of total products (calcd. from CO conversion) | ||||
| 0 0 0 0 |
157 170 185 |
1 1 1 |
24 45 86 |
3.1 1.8 0.4 |
1.3 1.0 0.3 |
22.2 19.7 23.1 |
9.5 11.0 17.3 |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
160 167 173 176 182 182 |
1 1 1 1 1 6 |
25 51 80 90 89 28 |
19.2 12.6 7.1 5.3 1.6 4.4 |
8.2 5.3 5.2 3.8 1.1 1.8 |
29.3 11.5 7.1 6.9 4.9 12.7 |
12.4 7.7 5.2 4.9 3.5 5.2 |