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Chemistry and Catalysis of Coal Liquefaction; Catalytic and Thermal Upgrading of Coal Liquids;
 and Hydrogenation of CO to Produce Fuels
Volume 9. Final Report - 1985

Wiser, Wendell H.
Hanson, Francis V.
Oblad, Alex G.

Utah University

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Table of Contents

Abstract
Introduction 1
Experimental Apparatus and Methods
  Experimental Apparatus 4
Materials 13
Catalyst Preparation 13
Operating Procedures 18
Catalyst Pretreatment 19
Gas Phase Reaction Operating Procedure 19
Trickle Flow Reactor Operating Procedure 21
Pseudo Slurry Reactor Operating Procedure 23
Shut-Down Procedure 23
Sample Analysis 24
Calculation of Product Selectivities 24
Experimental Results 28
  Long Term Catalyst Deactivation Test 28
The Effect of Reactor Mode on Carbon Monoxide Hydrogenation 42
Effect of Heat Transfer Liquid on Activity and Selectivity 48
Test of the Schulz-Flory Distribution Law 62
Process Variables Studies in the Diluted Bed Reactor 77
Process Variables Studies in the Diluted Bed, Pseudo Slurry Reactor 106
Discussion
  Long-Term Catalyst Activity Test 179
Test of Schulz-Flory Distribution Law 180
Effects of Reactor Modes on Carbon Monoxide Hydrogenation 184
Effects of Process Variables on Carbon Monoxide Hydrogenation 196
Reaction Order of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide 203
C5 Plus (C5+)Hydrocarbon Selectivity` 205
Conclusions 207
Appendix B Iron-Manganese Catalyst Composition 214
Appendix E Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide Blank Reactor Experiments 217
Appendix F Schulz-Flory Distribution Law Data and Sample Calculation 222
Appendix G Carbon Monoxide Hydrogenation over Iron-Manganese 230
Appendix H Carbon Monoxide Hydrogenation over Iron/Manganese 242
Appendix I Calculation of the Partial Pressure Dependence for Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen in a Diluted-Bed, Pseudo Slurry Reactor 260
References 269