Enhanced olefins selectivity in the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5470130

Stenger, H G; Barry, C T

The Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) is the reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form linear paraffins, primary alcohols, and primary and secondary olefins. When using a potassium promoted magnetite catalyst, olefins comprise about half of the C/sub 2/ to C/sub 10/ species. There are several reasons why olefin selectivity is desired in FTS. (1) Enhanced olefin selectivity will increase the ability to upgrade the products to liquid fuels through polymerization of ethylene and propylene to C/sub 6/ through C/sub 9/ hydrocarbons. (2) Increasing the olefins of C/sub 4/, C/sub 5/, and C/sub 6/, will produce a suitable feedstock for alkylation. (3) Higher molecular weight olefins in the FTS product are an excellent source of chemical feedstock for manufacturing of detergents and lubricating oils.

• OSTI ID: 5470130
• Report Number(s): CONF-860447-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ABSTRACTS
ADDITIVES
ALCOHOLS
ALKALI METALS
ALKENES
ALKYLATION
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DETERGENTS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
EMULSIFIERS
ETHYLENE
FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON ORES
IRON OXIDES
LEADING ABSTRACT
LIQUID FUELS
LUBRICANTS
LUBRICATING OILS
MAGNETITE
MEETINGS
METALS
MINERALS
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
NONMETALS
OILS
ORES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDE MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERIZATION
POTASSIUM
PROPYLENE
SURFACTANTS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
WETTING AGENTS