Development of alcohol-based synthetic transportation fuels from coal-derived synthesis gases. Fourth quarterly progress report, July 1-September 30, 1980
Twenty-four catalysts were prepared by either evaporation of metal nitrate-citric acid solutions, by impregnation of methanol synthesis catalysts or by coprecipitation with KOH. Seventeen catalysts were tested in either the Berty gradientless reactor or the plug-flow reactor. These catalysts have been characterized into the five groups. A CuCoZn/sub 0/ /sub 125/Fe/sub 0/ /sub 1/Th/sub 0/ /sub 5/K/sub 0/ /sub 11/ catalyst produced by evaporation of metal nitrate-citric acid solutions resulted in an oxygenates selectivity of about 50% (CO/sub 2/-free basis) at total CO conversions of the order of 5 to 15% per pass. The alcohols (including about 2% aldehydes) distribution was 48.2% C/sub 1/; 33.4% C/sub 2/; 10.7% C/sub 3/; 5.3% C/sub 4/ and 2.3% C/sub 5/. The calculated heating value of this Alkanol mixture is about 78,000 Btu/gal (20% higher than that of methanol). The estimated clear Research Octane Number (RONC) of this mixture is 109. The estimated octane quality (RONC) of a mixture of 80% unleaded gasoline having an 80 RONC and 20% of the Alkanols is about 91.
- Research Organization:
- Chem Systems, Inc., Fairfield, NJ (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-79ET14858
- OSTI ID:
- 7017565
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/14858-4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALCOHOLS
SYNTHESIS
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ALDEHYDES
ALUMINIUM
ANTIKNOCK RATINGS
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CHROMIUM
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THORIUM
TITANIUM
ZINC
ACTINIDES
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