An overview of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: XtL processes, catalysts and reactors

• Published in: Applied catalysis. A, General Vol. 608; p. 117740
• Main Authors: Martinelli, Michela, Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, LeViness, Steve, Jacobs, Gary, Shafer, Wilson D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 25.11.2020; Elsevier Science SA
• Subjects: Alcohols; Alkenes; Biomass; Biomass-to-Liquids; Carbon monoxide; Catalysts; Coal-to-Liquids; Cobalt catalyst; Diesel fuels; Economic analysis; Electricity consumption; Esters; Fischer-Tropsch; Fischer-Tropsch process; Fixed beds; Fluidized beds; Gas-to-Liquids; Heat exchangers; Hydrocarbons; Iron catalyst; Jet engine fuels; Ketones; Land use management; Mechanism; Microchannels; Natural gas; Nuclear fuels; Paraffins; Reactors; Resource management; Selectivity; Surface energy; Synthesis gas; Biomass-to-Liquids; Fischer-Tropsch; Coal-to-Liquids; Cobalt catalyst; Iron catalyst; Mechanism; Gas-to-Liquids

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