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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Erling Rytter, Trondheim, NO;
Sigrid Eri, Ranheim, NO;
Dag Schanke, Trondheim, NO;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Statoil ASA, Stavanger, NO;
Petroleum Oil & Gas Corporation of South Africa (PTY) Limited, Waterfront, ZA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 23/75 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catalyst for use in a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction which comprises cobalt supported on alumina, in which: the catalyst average particle size is in the range 20 to 100 μm; the specific surface area of the impregnated and calcined catalyst particles is greater than 80 m/g; the average pore size of the impregnated and calcined catalyst is at least 90 Å (9 nm); and the pore volume of the impregnated and calcined catalyst is greater than 0.35 cm/g.