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Title: Separation of catalyst from Fischer-Tropsch slurry

Patent Application ·
OSTI ID:588583

This paper describes a process for the separation of catalysts used in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The separation is accomplished by extraction in which the organic compounds in the wax are dissolved and carried away from the insoluble inorganic catalyst particles that are primarily inorganic. The purified catalyst can be upgraded by various methods.

Research Organization:
Burns and Roe, Inc., Oradell, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-89PC88400
Assignee:
NETL; SCA: 010408; PA: EDB-98:037070; SN: 98001922614
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A8594969
Application Number:
ON: DE98004302; PAN: 8-594,969; TRN: 98:001758
OSTI ID:
588583
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1998]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English