PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF HYDROCARBONS

摘要

THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF HYDROCARBONS BY CATALYTIC REACTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE WITH HYDROGEN IN WHICH REACTION A FEED COMPRISING HYDROGEN AND CARBON MONOXIDE IS CONTACTED AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING COBALT AND MANGANESE IN WHICH CATALYST THE COBALT/MANGANESE MOLAR RATIO IS BETWEEN 14:1 AND 7:1 AND THE GHSV IS AT LEAST 1600 N1/1/H. PREFERABLY THE COBALT/MANGANESE MOLAR RATIO IS BETWEEN 13:1 AND 9:1 AND THE GHSV IS BETWEEN 2700 AND 25,000 N1/1/H. THE REACTION IS ESPECIALLY CARRIED OUT IN A SLURRY PHASE REGIME.