Much attention in the area of Fischer-Tropsch chemistry has been directed at slurry-phase reactor systems because of facilitated temperature control and the ability to operate continuously using hydrogen-lean feeds. The ability to predict and control the behavior of bubble column Ft reactors requires a detailed understanding of the reaction kinetics and mass transfer limitations. The authors examined the effects of temperature, reactant partial pressures, gas velocity and feed ratio on catalyst activity and selectivity for a number of catalysts: Fe/sub 2/O/sub 3/, potassium-promoted Fe/sub 2/O/sub 3/, Fe, Fe/sub 3/C, and a fused iron ammonia synthesis catalyst. The goal of this communication is to determine the effects of structural features (e.g., surface area, promoters, etc.) on the activities and selectivities of these catalysts.
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