Fischer-Tropsch catalysts

Patent · Tue Nov 18 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7073849

Meier, P F; Pennella, F

This patent describes a process for producing hydrocarbons comprising contacting synthesis gas under converting conditions of temperature and pressure with a catalyst comprising a support material chosen from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, activated carbon, magnesium oxide, titania and mixtures thereof impregnated with solvated metal atoms. The metal atoms are chosen from the group consisting of iron and cobalt with a metal content of the finished catalyst ranging from an amount sufficient to be catalytically effective up to about 5 weight percent, based on the weight of the catalyst. The solvated metal atoms are impregnated on the support material by vaporizing the metal in the presence of a solvent, forming a vaporous solvent/metal mixture, cooling the mixture to very low temperatures to form a cocondensed solvent/metal solid mixture, warming the solid mixture to form a metal in solvent slurry, and contacting the metal in solvent slurry with the support material and removing the solvent.

• Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK
• Patent Number(s): US 4623669
• OSTI ID: 7073849
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ACTIVATED CARBON
ADSORBENTS
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
CARBON
CATALYST SUPPORTS
CATALYSTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COBALT COMPOUNDS
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
EVAPORATION
FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS
FLUIDS
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
IMPREGNATION
IRON COMPOUNDS
MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS
MAGNESIUM OXIDES
MIXTURES
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PRESSURE DEPENDENCE
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
SOLVATION
SOLVENTS
SYNTHESIS GAS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TITANIUM OXIDES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS