α-olefin selectivity of Fe-Cu-K catalysts in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Effects of catalyst composition and process conditions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 181-182, Issue , 2012, Pages 581-589

  Özkara Aydinoĝlu, Şeyma ^a,c   Ataç, Özlem ^a   Gül, Ömer F ^a   Kinayyiĝit, Şölen ^a   Şal, Sinan ^a   Baranak, Murat ^a   Boz, Ismail ^b  

^a MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BEYKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

olefin selectivity; Cu promoter; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Iron catalyst; K promoter

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LEVELS; ACTIVITY LOSS; CARBON NUMBER; CARBON NUMBER DISTRIBUTION; CATALYST COMPOSITION; COPPER LOADING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE; FE CATALYST; FISCHER TROPSCH; FT SYNTHESIS; HYDROCARBON PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION; IRON CATALYST; IRON-BASED CATALYST; OLEFIN HYDROGENATION; PROCESS CONDITION; SECONDARY REACTIONS; SPACE VELOCITIES;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; IRON; LOADING; OLEFINS; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; POTASSIUM;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

TOSCANA VIRUS;

EID: 84856331938     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.11.094     Document Type: Article

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