Claims
- 1. A catalyst composition comprising an iron-containing Fischer-Tropsch component and a volume excess of a solid containing a crystalline zeolite, wherein the crystalline zeolite comprises a zeolite having a composition in its anhydrous state in terms of mole ratios of oxides as follows:
- (a) an Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :SiO.sub.2 ratio within the range of from 0 to less than 0.005 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 to more than 1 SiO.sub.2 and
- (b) an (xR.sub.2 O+(1-x) M.sub.2 /.sub.n O):SiO.sub.2 ratio of less than 1.1:1
- where M is a metal other than a metal of Group IIIA, n is the valence of said metal, R is tetraalkylammonium and x is a number greater than 0 but not exceeding 1, said zeolite having the x-ray diffraction lines set forth in Table 1 or Table 2 of the specification.
- 2. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein M is sodium or sodium in combination with tin, calcium, nickel or zinc.
- 3. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein the volume ratio of said solid to said Fischer-Tropsch component is between 1 and 20.
- 4. The catalyst of claim 3 wherein said volume ratio is between 2 and 10.
- 5. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein the SiO.sub.2 :Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ratio of the crystalline zeolite is greater than about 200:1.
- 6. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein the SiO.sub.2 :Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ratio of the crystalline zeolite is greater than 500:1.
- 7. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein the SiO.sub.2 :Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ratio of the crystalline zeolite is greater than 1300:1.
- 8. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein the crystalline zeolite has been exchanged with ammonium ions.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of our copending application Ser. No. 076,027, filed Sept. 17, 1979, now abandoned which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 926,987, filed July 21, 1979, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,172,843.
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