Tailored Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Product Distribution

摘要

Novel methods of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis are described. It has been discovered that conducting the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over a catalyst with a catalytically active surface layer of 35 microns or less results in a liquid hydrocarbon product with a high ratio of C₅-C₂₀:C₂₀₊. Descriptions of novel Fischer-Tropsch catalysts and reactors are also provided. Novel hydrocarbon compositions with a high ratio of C₅-C₂₀:C₂₀₊ are also described.