Brigham Young University

Kyle Brunner

Brian F Woodfield

Calvin H Bartholomew

Lynn Astle

Xuchu Ma

Fen Xu

William Hecker

A method of making iron and cobalt pre-catalysts and catalysts in activated, finished form suitable for use in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The pre-catalysts are prepared by mixing an iron or cobalt salt, a base, and a metal oxide textural promoter or support. The reaction is carried out in a solvent deficient environment. The resulting product is then calcined at temperatures of about 300-500&#xb0; C. to produce a metal oxide. The catalysts are prepared by reducing the metal oxide in the presence of hydrogen at temperatures of about 300-500&#xb0; C. and carbiding the reduced metal in the case of iron.

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Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America

Kyle Brunner