Investigation of dispersed iron alloy catalysts in the carbon monoxide-hydrogen synthesis reaction. Progress report, August 1, 1980-July 31, 1981

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6831447· OSTI ID:6831447

Butt, J B; Schwartz, L H

The past year has seen completion of two major tasks in the research program: (1) a detailed study of the characterization of particle size in supported ..cap alpha..-Fe/sub 2/O/sub 3/ and related characterizations of the reduced metal with silica gel support; (2) a reaction study of a series of silica supported Fe-Ni, Fe-Co, Fe-Cu, Fe-K and the corresponding pure metals. Synthesis activity and selectivity were particular objectives of this work, and a particular correlation of the conversion dependence of selectivity and water-gas shift activity was observed. We feel this to be an important finding: the catalysts which are good water-gas shift catalysts are the ones which are inhibited during the synthesis. A mechanism of product inhibition by water formation has been proposed to explain the conversion dependence of selectivity.

• Research Organization: Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78ER04993
• OSTI ID: 6831447
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/04993-T1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
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CATALYTIC EFFECTS
COBALT ALLOYS
COPPER
COPPER ALLOYS
IRON
IRON ALLOYS
IRON OXIDES
PARTICLE SIZE
NICKEL
NICKEL ALLOYS
POTASSIUM
POTASSIUM ALLOYS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CATALYST SUPPORTS
HYDROGEN
SILICON OXIDES
WATER GAS
ALKALI METALS
ALLOYS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
INTERMEDIATE BTU GAS
IRON COMPOUNDS
METALS
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SIZE
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
360105* - Metals & Alloys- Corrosion & Erosion
010405 - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction