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Title: Kinetics and selectivity in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

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OSTI ID:5555254

The work supports the assumption that chain lengthening reactions are rapid and also shows that the hydrogenation of olefins to form paraffins can be minimized by control of the hydrogen pressure. A metallocylcobutane intermediate in the Fischer-Tropsch reaction appears to be plausible. It was found that olefins homologate on iron catalysts in competition with hydrogenation. Since the homologation reaction occurs to an enhanced extent at lower contact times, it appears to be a fast reaction compared with hydrogenation and may share common intermediates with the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
5555254
Report Number(s):
CONF-811108-9; ON: DE82003999
Resource Relation:
Conference: Annual meeting of the Institute of Chemical Engineers, New Orleans, LA, USA, 8 Nov 1981
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English