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Technical Report
1 July 1950

A Survey of the Scientific Literature
on the Fischer-Tropsch Process

Section 1
223kb pdf		 Abstract
Forward
Introduction
Summary and Conclusions
Section 2
1186kb pdf
  1. Historical Development
  2. Preparation of  Synthesis Gas
  3. Purification of the Synthesis Gas
Section 3
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  1. Reaction Conditions
    The Effect of Reaction Temperature
    The Effect of Reaction Pressure
    The Effect of the Throughput Rate
    The Effect of the Hydrogen-Carbon Monoxide Ratio
  2. Heat Removal
Section 4
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  1. Individual Catalysts
    Theoretical
    Cobalt Catalysts
    Nickel Catalysts
    Iron Catalysts
    Ruthenium Catalysts
    Fluid Catalysts
    Alloy Skeleton Catalysts
Section 5
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  1. Reaction Products
  2. Reaction Mechanism
  3. Kinetics
1433kb pdf Appendix I Bibliography Listings 1-208
1814kb pdf Appendix I Bibliography Listings 209-474