Raising distillate selectivity and catalyst life time in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by using a novel dual-bed reactor

Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-117

  Tavasoli, Ahmad ^a   Sadaghiani, Kambiz ^a   Khodadadi, Abbas Ali ^b   Mortazavi, Yadollah ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cobalt catalyst; Dual bed; Fischer tropsch; Life time; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548604858     PISSN: 10219986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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