Improved cobalt catalysts, and use thereof for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Patent · Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6524887

Mauldin, C H

This patent describes a process useful for the conversion of synthesis gas feed comprised of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to hydrocarbons. The process comprises contacting the feed at reaction conditions with a catalyst which comprises cobalt, or cobalt and thoria in catalytically active amount composited with tatania or titania-containing support, to which is added sufficient rhenium to obtain, with a similar feed at corresponding process conditions, improved activity, as contrasted with a catalyst composition otherwise similar except that it does not contain rhenium.

• Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ
• Patent Number(s): US 4670475
• OSTI ID: 6524887
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 5 Aug 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CATALYST SUPPORTS
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
COBALT COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN
RHENIUM
THORIUM OXIDES
TITANIUM OXIDES
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELEMENTS
KINETICS
METALS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REACTION KINETICS
THORIUM COMPOUNDS
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
090121* - Hydrocarbon Fuels- Chemical Synthesis- (1976-1989)