Abstract: Supports for Fischer-Tropsch catalysts with increased strength and attrition resistance are formed by incorporating both silica and alumina into a support comprised primarily of titania; whereupon Fischer-Tropsch active metals can be composited with the support; the catalysts being particularly useful in slurry reactions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 2, 1999
Date of Patent:
September 26, 2000
Assignee:
Exxon Research and Engineering Company
Inventors:
Stanislaw Plecha, Charles H. Mauldin, Larry E. Pedrick