Method and apparatus for synthesizing hydrocarbons

Patent · Tue Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6928311

Colmenares, C A; Somorjai, G A; Maj, J J

A method and apparatus for synthesizing a mixture of hydrocarbons having five carbons or less is disclosed. An equal molar ratio of CO and H/sub 2/ gases is caused to pass through a ThO/sub 2/ catalyst having a surface area of about 80 to 125 m/sup 2//g. The catalyst further includes Na present as a substitutional cation in an amount of about 5 to 10 atom %. At a temperature of about 340 to 360/sup 0/C, and at pressures of about 20 to 50 atm, CH/sub 3/OH is produced in an amount of about 90 wt % of the total hydrocarbon mixture, and comprised 1 mole % of the effluent gas.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Application Number: ON: DE84011102
• OSTI ID: 6928311
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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