The selective catalytic cracking of Fischer-Tropsch liquids to high value transportation fuels. Report number 23: Quarterly technical progress report for third quarter fiscal year 1992 (April 1--June 30, 1992)
Amoco Oil Company is investigating a selective catalytic cracking process to convert the Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and wax fractions to high value transportation fuels. The wax feedstock for this program, a commercial sample of Fischer-Tropsch product from Sasol, is a high melting point, (>220 F), high boiling range (50% boiling above 1,000 F), largely paraffinic material. Work this Quarter centers on the study of various types of HZSM-5 and Y zeolite catalysts. The wax cracking tests on the pilot plant unit were completed last Quarter. The initial product yields have now been corrected for gas and liquid component distribution. Several additional product quality measurements have been completed. The distillate product fraction, boiling between 430--650 F, obtained from the Y zeolite catalyst run, has a high quality Cetane Index of 59. These test results also show high conversion (85%+) of the wax feedstock to light gases and gasoline. The ranking of the three zeolite catalyst types for C{sub 4}-C{sub 5} iso-olefin production is similar to the findings of the small scale screening test program. It is not possible to obtain test results at a wide variety of conversion levels on the pilot plant due to operating constraints.
- Research Organization:
- Amoco Oil Co., Naperville, IL (United States). Research and Development Dept.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-91PC90057
- OSTI ID:
- 10190964
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/PC/90057-T4; ON: DE95001938; BR: AA2500000/AA2520000; TRN: AHC29427%%25
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: [1992]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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