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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
Applicants:
X. D. HU, Louisville, KY (US);
Patrick J. Loi, New Albany, IN (US);
Robert J. O'brien, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
X. D. Hu, Louisville, KY (US);
Patrick J. Loi, New Albany, IN (US);
Robert J. O'Brien, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Sud-Chemie Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 23/00 (2006.01); B01J 21/00 (2006.01); B01J 20/00 (2006.01); B01J 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catalyst for use in the Fischer-Tropsch process, and a method to prepare the catalyst is disclosed. The catalyst of the present invention has a higher surface area, more uniform metal distribution, and smaller metal crystallite size than Fischer-Tropsch catalysts of the prior art.