The addition of HZSM-5 to the Fischer-Tropsch process for improved gasoline production

Bibliography: leaves 127-129. === The Fischer-Tropsch process has two important disadvantages with regard to the production of gasoline. Firstly, the carbon number distribution of the product spectrum follows the statistical Schulz-Flory function. This means that principally hydrocarbons of all leng...

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Main Author: Botes, Frederick Gideon
Other Authors: O'Connor, Cyril
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5353
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Summary:Bibliography: leaves 127-129. === The Fischer-Tropsch process has two important disadvantages with regard to the production of gasoline. Firstly, the carbon number distribution of the product spectrum follows the statistical Schulz-Flory function. This means that principally hydrocarbons of all lengths are produced and that the gasoline selectivity is limited to a theoretical maximum value of about 48%.