PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A REDUCTIVELY ACTIVATED FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS CATALYST, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS USING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention provides a process for the production of a reductively activated cobalt-containing Fischer-Tropsch catalyst either unsupported or supported on a support material comprising silica, alumina, silica/alumina, ceria, titania, magnesia and/or mixtures thereof, said process comprising i) a carbon monoxide reduction step comprising contacting a cobalt-containing Fischer-Tropsch catalyst with a gaseous stream comprising carbon monoxide and less than 10 vol.% hydrogen based on the volume of carbon monoxide; followed by ii) a hydrogen reduction step comprising contacting the product of the carbon monoxide reduction step i) with a gaseous stream comprising hydrogen and less than 10 vol.% carbon monoxide based on the volume of hydrogen at a temperature of from 200 °C to 280 °C.