Abstract
ABSTRACT The expected composition of Fischer-Tropsch products has been examined as a function of catalyst type, temperature, pressure and H2/CO ratio. The complete product distribution, as well as gasoline and diesel yields as a percentage of total hydrocarbons, were calculated by applying an established distribution model to an ideal PFR reactor simulation. In this way we have examined the effect of operating conditions and the kinetic parameters of the model on the expected product distribution. This distribution is shown to be a function of the operating conditions and of catalyst formulation. The results show that, in principle, one can make more gasoline by increasing the H2/CO ratio and better quality gasoline by decreasing total pressure. However, for both gasoline and diesel production, there is a set of parameters which yields a maximum of these products. By understanding the influence of temperature and catalyst composition on the reaction parameters, we can predict how temperature or catalyst f...
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