TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR IRON FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYSIS

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/769339· OSTI ID:769339

Davis, Burtron H

The goal of the proposed work is the development of iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts that combined high activity, selectivity and life with physical robustness for slurry phase reactors that will produce either low-alpha or high-alpha products. The catalyst that is developed will be suitable for testing at the Advanced Fuels Development Facility at LaPorte, Texas or similar sized plant. Previous work by the offeror has produced a catalyst formulation that is 1.5 times as active as the ''standard-catalyst'' developed by German workers for slurry phase synthesis. The proposed work will optimize the catalyst composition and pretreatment operation for this low-alpha catalyst. In parallel, work will be conducted to design a high-alpha iron catalyst that is suitable for slurry phase synthesis. Studies will be conducted to define the chemical phases present at various stages of the pretreatment and synthesis stages and to define the course of these changes. The oxidation/reduction cycles that are anticipated to occur in large, commercial reactors will be studied at the laboratory scale. Catalyst performance will be determined for catalysts synthesized in this program for activity, selectivity and aging characteristics.

• Research Organization: Federal Energy Technology Center, Morgantown, WV (US); Federal Energy Technology Center, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-94PC94055
• OSTI ID: 769339
• Report Number(s): DE--AC22-94PC94055--15
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS
IRON COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
REDOX REACTIONS
SERVICE LIFE