Development of a demonstration reactor using thoria as a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst
- 1 December 1981
- report
- Published by Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Abstract
We have demonstrated experimentally that thorium oxide may be used as a catalyst with CO + H/sub 2/ mixtures to produce either methanol or a mixture of hydrocarbons from C/sub 1/ to C/sub 5/ (saturated and unsaturated). The immunity of ThO/sub 2/ to poisoning by sulfur compounds makes its use very attractive for industrial applications. We are proposing to optimize the experimental conditions of the catalytic process using a one-inch reactor and to scope and define the experimental conditions for a pilot plant demonstration.Keywords
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