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US 4,380,589 AGranted
Novel Fischer-Tropsch catalysts
AssigneeThe Dow Chemical Company
InventorsCraig B. Murchison, Dewey A. Murdick
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Abstract
In Fischer-Tropsch reaction to form hydrocarbons from hydrogen and carbon monoxide the use of a catalyst containing: (1) molybdenum in free or combined form; (2) a promoter comprising an alkali or alkaline earth metal in free or combined form; and (3) a binder comprising an iron-containing calcium aluminate cement.
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A Fischer-Tropsch process for producing hydrocarbons with improved selectivity to C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 olefins comprising contacting hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst comprising:
- (1) molybdenum in free or combined form;
- (2) a promoter comprising an alkali or alkaline earth metal in a free or combined form;
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- (3) a binder comprising an iron-containing calcium aluminate cement.
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