The Economical Production of Alcohol Fuels From Coal-Derived Synthesis Gas

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1973· OSTI ID:1973

During this time period, at WVU, we tried several methods to eliminate problems related to condensation of heavier products when reduced Mo-Ni-K/C materials were used as catalysts. We then resumed our kinetic study on the reduced Mo-Ni-K/C catalysts. We have also obtained same preliminary results in our attempts to analyze quantitatively the temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) spectra for C-supported Mo-based catalysts. We have completed the kinetic study for the sulfided Co-K-MoS /C catalyst. We have compared the results of methanol synthesis 2 using the membrane reactor with those using a simple plug-flow reactor. At UCC, the complete characterization of selected catalysts has been completed. The results suggest that catalyst pretreatment under different reducing conditions yield different surface compositions and thus different catalytic reactivities.

• Research Organization: Federal Energy Technology Center, Morgantown, WV, and Pittsburgh, PA
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-91PC91034
• OSTI ID: 1973
• Report Number(s): DE-AC22-91PC91034--00; ON: DE00001973
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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