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Fischer-Tropsch slurry phase process variations to understand wax formations: Quarterly report, January 1, 1988-March 31, 1988

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5267125
A method has been developed for caluclating the three parameters needed to characterize the carbon number distribution of products of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. using non-linear regression, experiemental data are fit by a modified Schulz-Flory model which has two chain growth probabilities. Excellent fit is shown for data from precipitated and fused iron catalysts. The model is used to calculate selectivity information of interest in catalyst comparison and reactor design. Advantages of this model over asymptotic regression methods are discussed in detail. 26 refs., 6 figs.
Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-85PC80015
OSTI ID:
5267125
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/80015-10; ON: DE88007814
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English