PREPARATION OF HIGHLY DISPERSED COBALT CATALYSTS AND ITS USE IN THE FISCHER-TROPSCH REACTION

摘要

A method is provided for preparing a supported cobalt-containing catalyst having substantially homogenously dispersed, small cobalt crystallites. The method comprises depositing cobalt nitrate on a support and then heating the support in an oxygen-containing, substantially water-free atmosphere to about 16O0C to form an intermediate decomposition product. This intermediate decomposition product is then calcined and reduced.