Abstract
The numerous products obtained by the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis imply that there are different paths and different intermediates. The problem of formulating a mechanism is viewed as the total effect of the contributions from each type of intermediate. This gives a set of elementary reactions describing a network of paths. Most of the steps and intermediates that have been proposed by other workers are included, some new steps are added, and several new steps are proposed as possibilities for future inclusion. The mechanism and supporting evidence for the elementary reactions is presented. The reactions of the mechanism are grouped in a chronological sequence in the synthesis, by following a single CO molecule through its possible reactions at each stage, to the formation of a stable product. The relationship of this mechanism to other proposed mechanisms is discussed, and its relation to other synthesis-gas reactions is explored. (416 refs.)
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