Nanofilaments of catalytic materials for chemical process improvements
AssigneeLouisiana Tech University Research Foundation; a division of Louisiana Tech University Foundation, Inc.
InventorsChester Wilson, John McDonald, Joshua Brown
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Abstract
A Fischer-Tropsch process including the steps of providing a reactor having a substrate element with a surface and a plurality of elongated micro-structures of catalyst material attached to the substrate surface The catalyst material includes at least one of cobalt, iron, or ruthenium and the micro-structures have a width of less than about 1 um and a length at least five times the width. A carbon compound and hydrogen are injected into the reactor such that at least a portion of the carbon compound and hydrogen contact the catalyst material. The carbon compound and hydrogen are reacted with the catalyst at a temperature between about 150° F. and about 400° F.
Claims10
A Fischer-Tropsch process comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a reactor including substrate elements having catalyst filaments formed on the substrates elements, the catalyst filaments comprising (i) a diameter of about 10 nm to about 500 nm;
- (ii) a length of about 30 nm to about 5000 nm;
- (iii) a packing density of between 5 mg/cm2 and about 200 mg/cm2;
- and (iv) being formed either of cobalt, iron, or ruthenium;
- (b) injecting a carbon compound and hydrogen into the reactor such that at least a portion of the carbon compound and hydrogen contact the catalyst filaments;
- (c) reacting the carbon compound and hydrogen with the catalyst filaments at a temperature of between about 150° F. and about 400° F. and a pressure of less than about 400 psig.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.