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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan H. Singleton, Baden, PA (US);
Rachid Oukaci, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Energy International Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 2/340 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 2/340 ;
Abstract
A highly active Fischer-Tropsch catalyst having increased thermal stability. The catalyst comprises a &ggr;-alumina support doped with an amount of lanthana oxide, barium oxide, or a combination thereof effective for increasing the thermal stability of the catalyst in a slurry bubble column reaction system while maintaining or increasing the activity of the catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.