Influences of water and syngas partial pressure on the kinetics of a commercial alumina-supported cobalt Fischer-Tropsch catalyst

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1859-1865

  Botes, F Gideon ^a  

^a SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST POISONING; COBALT; METHANE; REACTION RATES;

COMMERCIAL ALUMINAS; DEMONSTRATION REACTORS; FISCHER-TROPSCH; FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYSTS; FRESH CATALYSTS; STEP CHANGES; SYN GAS; WATER PARTIAL PRESSURES;

CATALYST DEACTIVATION;

EID: 61649127101     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie8013023     Document Type: Article

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