Fischer-Tropsch waxes upgrading via hydrocracking and selective hydroisomerization

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-112

  Bouchy, Christophe ^a   Hastoy, G ^b   Guillon, Emmanuelle ^a   Martens, Johan A ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFUNCTIONAL; FISCHER TROPSCH; FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS; FISCHER-TROPSCH REACTION; FISCHER-TROPSCH WAX; HIGH QUALITY; HYDRO-ISOMERIZATION; HYDROCRACKING CATALYSTS; KEY FACTORS; LONG CHAINS; LUBRICANT BASE OIL; MIDDLE DISTILLATES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SOLID ACID;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; COAL LIQUEFACTION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ISOMERIZATION; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM DISTILLATES;

HYDROCRACKING;

ACID; CATALYST; CRACKING; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; POROSITY; TOPOLOGY; WAX;

EID: 64249162955     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst/2008047     Document Type: Article

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