Fischer-tropsch slurry phase process variations to understand wax formation: Quarterly report for period July 1, 1988 to September 30, 1988

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6898537

Donnelly, T; Satterfield, C N

A precipitated iron catalyst without any alkali promoters was studied for 2000 hours on stream in a slurry reactor. Reaction conditions were 230 to 260/degree/C (mostly 260/degree/C), 0.77 to 1.92 MPa, H/sub 2//CO feed ratios of 0.5 to 2.0 and CO + H/sub 2/ conversions of 10% to 65%. A Schulz-Flory carbon number distribution with two chain growth probabilities was required to describe the product. Effects of operating variables on 1-butene/n-butane ratio, methane and oxygenate selectivities, and ..cap alpha../sub 1/ and ..cap alpha../sub 2/ are reported. Kinetic models for secondary reactions of 1-alkenes were developed. Addition of potassium t-butoxide to the reactor substantially shifted both distributions to heavier products. 19 refs., 17 figs., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-85PC80015
• OSTI ID: 6898537
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/80015-12; ON: DE89003247
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
BUTENES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS
CATALYSTS
HYDROGENATION
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
IRON
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
ISOMERIZATION
ADDITIVES
ALKENES
BUTANE
CHEMICAL REACTORS
DEACTIVATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MATERIAL BALANCE
METHANATION
METHANE
POTASSIUM
PROGRESS REPORT
REACTION KINETICS
SPECIFICITY
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
WAXES
ALKALI METALS
ALKANES
DATA
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
KINETICS
METALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
YIELDS
090100* - Hydrocarbon Fuels- (-1989)
400201 - Chemical & Physicochemical Properties