Claims
- 1. An improved process for the catalytic conversion of synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen to C.sub.5.sup.+ hydrocarbon mixtures advantageous for use as liquid motor fuels comprising contacting said synthesis gas at a reaction temperature of from about 240.degree. C. to about 370.degree. C. with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst composition comprising cobalt admixed with gold, being present in an amount within the range of from about 0.1 to about 50 mole % based on the total amount of cobalt and said gold in said composition,
- whereby the selectivity of cobalt for methane in said synthesis gas conversion is desirably lowered, increasing the selectivity of said cobalt to desired liquid hydrocarbon fuels.
- 2. The process of claim 1 in which said gold is present in an amount within the range of from about 0.5 to about 5 mole % based on the amount of cobalt in said composition.
- 3. The process of claim 1 in which said gold is admixed with cobalt by impregnating the cobalt metal component with a soluble gold salt solution and drying the thus impregnated cobalt.
- 4. The process of claim 1 in which said cobalt is promoted with potassium.
- 5. The process of claim 1 in which said cobalt is promoted with thorium.
- 6. The process of claim 1 in which said cobalt is promoted with sodium.
- 7. The process of claim 3 in which said gold is present in an amount within the range of from about 0.5 to about 5 mole % based on the amount of cobalt in said composition.
- 8. The process of claim 1 in which said Fischer-Tropsch catalyst composition includes a support component for said cobalt and said gold.
- 9. The process of claim 8 in which said support component comprises a molcular sieve co-catalyst/support component.
- 10. The process of claim 9 in which co-catalyst/support component comprises a steam-stabilized, hydrophobic zeolite Y catalyst.
- 11. The process of claim 10 in which said co-catalyst/support component comprises said zeolite Y in aluminum-extracted form, said cobalt being positioned substantially within the crystallites of said aluminum-extracted zeolite.
- 12. The process of claim 9 and including a co-catalyst/support component for said cobalt comprising a crystalline, microporous SAPO siliconaluminophosphate, non-zeolitic molecular sieve catalyst.
- 13. The process of claim 12 and including, as an additional support component, zeolite Y in aluminum extracted form, said cobalt being positioned substantially within the crystallites of said aluminum-extracted zeolite.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of prior U.S. application Ser. No. 625,371, filed 6/27/84 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,617,283.
STATEMENT
The Government of the United States of America has rights to this invention pursuant to Contract No. DE-AC22-8IPC40077 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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