An adventure in catalysis: The story of the BP Fischer-Tropsch catalyst from laboratory to full-scale demonstration in Alaska

Topics in Catalysis

Volumn 26, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 3-12

  Font Freide, Joep J H M ^a   Gamlin, Tim D ^b   Graham, Carole ^a   Hensman, J Richard ^b   Nay, Barry ^a   Sharp, Christopher ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Davy Process Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fischer Tropsch; Nikiski, Alaska; Syngas conversion processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742321842     PISSN: 10225528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TOCA.0000012982.48191.ab     Document Type: Article

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