Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

Mark Muraoka

Kandaswamy Jothimurugesan

Howard Steven Lacheen

A process has been developed for preparing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst precursor and a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst made from the precursor. The process includes preparing a catalyst precursor by contacting a boehmite material with a stabilizer containing vanadium-phosphorus. The boehmite material includes two or more different crystalline boehmites having the same average crystallite size to the nearest whole nanometer and having differing properties selected from surface area, pore volume, density and combinations thereof. The boehmite material is subjected to at least one heat treatment at a temperature of at least 500&#xb0; C., either before or after the contacting step to obtain a stabilized catalyst support having a pore volume of at least 0.3 cc/g. A catalytic metal or a compound containing cobalt is applied to the stabilized catalyst support to form the catalyst precursor. Finally, the catalyst precursor is reduced to activate the catalyst precursor to obtain the Fischer Tropsch catalyst. The catalyst has enhanced hydrothermal stability as measured by losing no more than 6% of its pore volume when exposed to water vapor.

Stable support for Fischer-Tropsch catalyst and methods for making and using

A process to make a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst with improved hydrothermal stability, comprising:

Stable tungsten-phosphorus modified support for a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst

A process has been developed for preparing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst precursor and a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst made from the precursor. The process includes contacting a gamma alumina catalyst support material with a first solution containing a compound containing zinc and optionally containing P, Ti, V, Co, Ga, Ge, Mo, W and/or Pr to obtain a modified catalyst support material. The modified catalyst support material is calcined at a temperature of at least 500&#xb0; C. The calcined modified catalyst support has a pore volume of at least 0.4 cc/g. The modified catalyst support is less soluble in acid solutions than an equivalent unmodified catalyst support. The modified catalyst support is contacted with a second solution which includes a precursor compound of an active cobalt catalyst component to obtain a catalyst precursor. The catalyst precursor is reduced to activate the catalyst precursor to obtain the Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. The catalyst has enhanced hydrothermal stability as measured by losing no more than 20% of its pore volume when exposed to water vapor.

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Mark Muraoka