Process and catalyst for converting synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbon mixture

Patent · Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:7258443

Rao, V U.S.; Gormley, R J

Synthesis gas containing CO and H[sub 2] is converted to a high-octane hydrocarbon liquid in the gasoline boiling point range by bringing the gas into contact with a heterogeneous catalyst including, in physical mixture, a zeolite molecular sieve, cobalt at 6--20% by weight, and thoria at 0.5--3.9% by weight. The contacting occurs at a temperature of 250--300 C, and a pressure of 10--30 atmospheres. The conditions can be selected to form a major portion of the hydrocarbon product in the gasoline boiling range with a research octane of more than 80 and less than 10% by weight aromatics.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 4659743; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 6-542558
• OSTI ID: 7258443
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 18 Oct 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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