Shell Oil Comapny

Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij, B.v.

Gerard Pieter Van Der Laan

Ronald Jan Dogterom

Abderrahmane Chettouf

The present application relates to a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst body having an open-celled foam structure, said catalyst body comprising a substrate material and a catalytic active material or precursor thereof wherein:&#x2014;The substrate material: &#x22c5; is a metal alloy or ceramic material; &#x22c5; having a surface roughness of 50 &#x3bc;m or more; &#x22c5; has an open-celled foam structure with at least 15 pores per inch; and&#x2014;The catalytically active material or precursor thereof which: &#x22c5; is present on the surface of the substrate material; &#x22c5; comprises cobalt, iron, ruthenium or a combination thereof; and &#x22c5; comprises a catalyst support selected from titania, alumina or silica.

Fischer-Tropsch catalyst body

The present application relates to a process for producing normally gaseous, normally liquid, and optionally normally solid hydrocarbons from synthesis gas in a three-phase reactor, said reactor comprising a top middle and bottom part wherein the bottom and top part are fluidly connected via one or more reactor tubes, wherein one or more reactor tubes comprise randomly stacked catalyst bodies held stationary in the reactor tube and the reactor is at least partially filled with a liquid medium, said process comprising the steps of: (i) introducing the synthesis gas into the reactor via the bottom part; and (ii) contacting the synthesis gas with a stationary catalyst to catalytically convert the synthesis gas at an elevated temperature to obtain the normally gaseous, normally liquid, and optionally normally solid hydrocarbons from synthesis gas; (iii) withdrawing the normally gaseous, normally liquid, and optionally normally solid hydrocarbons; wherein the catalyst bodies have an open celled foam structure.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Gerard Pieter Van Der Laan