Gulf Research & Development Company

Chevron Research Company

Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij, B.v.

Gulf Research & Development

Harold Beuther

Charles L Kibby

Richard B Pannell

Thaddeus P Kobylinski

Angelo A Montagna

Harold E Swift

Sun W Chun

Johann G Schulz

T P Kobylinski

Joel D McKinney

Robert A Innes

William L Kehl

Bruce K Schmid

Win-Chung Lee

Theddeus P Kobylinski

A catalyst for the conversion of synthesis gas comprising cobalt on a high surface area, high purity, low acidity alumina support of gamma-alumina, eta-alumina or mixtures thereof, whereby the catalyst is prepared by (A) impregnation of the alumina support with a non-aqueous, organic solvent impregnation solution of cobalt nitrate containing sufficient amounts of a Group IIIB or IVB metal salt to provide said catalyst with from about 0.05 to about 100 parts by weight of a Group IIIB or IVB metal oxide per 100 parts by weight cobalt, (B) reduction of the impregnated alumina support by heating, in the presence of hydrogen, at a heating rate of from about 0.5.degree. to about 5.degree. C. per minute to a maximum temperature in the range of 180.degree. to about 220.degree. C. for a hold time of 6 to about 24 hours and thereafter heating the impregnated alumina support in the presence of hydrogen while heating up to a maximum hold temperature of from about 250.degree. to about 400.degree. C. for a hold time of 6 to about 65 hours.

Catalyst for conversion of synthesis gas to diesel fuel and process for

Synthesis gas is converted to straight chain paraffins boiling in the diesel fuel boiling range utilizing a catalyst consisting essentially of cobalt and a Group IIIB or IVB metal oxide on an alumina support of gamma-alumina, eta-alumina or mixtures thereof wherein the catalyst has a hydrogen chemisorption value of between about 100 and about 300 micromol per gram.

Conversion of synthesis gas to diesel fuel and catalyst therefor

Synthesis gas is converted to diesel fuel and a high octane gasoline in two stages. In the first stage the synthesis gas is converted to straight chain paraffins mainly boiling in the diesel fuel boiling range utilizing a catalyst consisting essentially of cobalt, preferably promoted with a Group IIIB or IVB metal oxide, on a support of gamma-alumina, eta-alumina or mixtures thereof. A straight chain paraffin portion of the effluent in the C.sub.5 -C.sub.9 range is converted in a second stage to a highly aromatic and branched chain paraffinic gasoline using a platinum group metal catalyst.

Conversion of synthesis gas to diesel fuel and gasoline

Synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen is converted to a liquid hydrocarbon by contacting the synthesis gas under conversion conditions with a supported cobalt-ruthenium catalyst in which the cobalt to ruthenium molar ratio is greater than about 200:1. The catalyst is preferably prepared by using a non-aqueous impregnation solution and using an activation procedure involving reduction, oxidation and reduction.

Synthesis gas conversion using ruthenium-promoted cobalt catalyst

A process for converting coal to liquid hydrocarbonaceous products involving a liquefaction reaction in the presence of a coal derived recycle slurry and a non-coal derived solvent comprising a hydrocarbonaceous oil or distillation bottom residue thereof intrinsically contaminated with greater than 300 ppm total of vanadium and nickel. The liquefaction reaction is performed under hydrogen pressure (approximately 500-4000 psi) and under elevated temperature (approximately 300.degree.-500.degree. C.) using a weight ratio of non-coal derived solvent to coal of about 1/1 or less. The conversion of coal to liquids is greatly enhanced by the use of such a non-coal derived solvent under these conditions.

Coal liquefaction process using low grade crude oil

A catalyst useful in the conversion of synthesis gas to diesel fuel in a fluidized bed is prepared by contacting finely divided alumina with an aqueous impregnation solution of a cobalt salt, drying the impregnated support and thereafter contacting the support with a nonaqueous, organic impregnation solution of salts of ruthenium and a Group IIIB or IVB metal.

Fluid bed catalyst for synthesis gas conversion and utilization thereof

Process for operating a furnace or a combustion engine which comprises burning in said furnace or said combustion engine a mixture of polycyclic, polycarboxylic acids obtained by oxidizing coal with aqueous nitric acid, separating from the resulting product an aqueous phase and a solid phase and then extracting the solid phase with a solvent to recover said mixture.

Process for operating a furnace or a combustion engine

Synthesis gas is converted to a gasoline boiling range product high in branched chain paraffins and olefins utilizing a catalyst consisting essentially of (A) silicalite and (B) cobalt, preferably promoted with a Group IIIB or IVB metal oxide on an alumina support of gamma-alumina, eta-alumina or mixtures thereof.

Process for preparing gasoline range hydrocarbons from synthesis gas and

Process for generating energy in a furnace or a combustion engine which comprises burning in said furnace or said combustion engine a mixture of polycyclic, polycarboxylic acids obtained by oxidizing coal with aqueous nitric acid, separating from the resulting product an aqueous phase and a solid phase and then extracting the solid phase with a solvent to recover said mixture.

Energy generating process and novel fuel therefor

A catalytically hydrogenated naphtha stream containing less than 10 ppm by weight of sulfur is pyrolyzed without added hydrogen to a product including ethylene. Selectivity to ethylene is increased by adding a sulfur compound to increase the sulfur content to above 20 ppm by weight based on hydrogenated naphtha. Addition of the sulfur compound increases the quality of hydrogenated naphtha as a pyrolysis feedstock nearly to that of a C.sub.2 to C.sub.5 paraffin stream.

Process for conversion of naphtha to ethylene

A process for preparing benzene which involves heating a selected hydrocarbon stock containing condensed polynuclear aromatic rings in the presence of hydrogen under critical reaction conditions.

Process for producing benzene

A process for the conversion of gas oil to a naphtha pyrolysis feedstock and needle coke comprising thermally cracking the gas oil to produce a product comprising cracked naphtha and aromatic tar oil, delay coking said aromatic tar oil to produce needle coke and coker naphtha, and hydrotreating said cracked naphtha and said coker naphtha at a temperature at least 50.degree. F. (28.degree. C.) lower than the temperature in the thermal cracking and coking zones to avoid hydrocarcking reactions and to produce a hydrogenated naphtha containing at least 10 volume percent of cycloparaffins. Said hydrogenated naphtha is thereupon passed through a pyrolysis zone without added molecular hydrogen and without a catalyst operated at a temperature between 1,300 and 2,300.degree. F. (704 and 1,260.degree. C.) and a residence between 0.05 and 2 seconds to produce a product containing ethylene. The ethylene yield can be increased by adding a sulfur compound to the hydrogenated naphtha stream flowing to the pyrolysis zone.

Process for conversion of gas oil to ethylene and needle coke

A process for preparing acrylonitrile which comprises passing a gaseous mixture comprising propylene, ammonia and molecular oxygen and an ammoxidation catalyst through a reaction zone while controlling the superficial linear gas velocity and solids feeds rate to achieve a state of fast fluidization.

Process for preparing acrylonitrile

A process for preparing benzene which involves heating a hydrocarbon stock containing polynuclear aromatic rings and having critical hydrogen to carbon atomic ratios in the presence of hydrogen under critical reaction conditions.

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Harold Beuther