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Development Of Catalytic Technology For Producing Sustainable Energy, Syed Ali Z Gardezi
Development Of Catalytic Technology For Producing Sustainable Energy, Syed Ali Z Gardezi
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation explores catalyst technology for the production of renewable liquid fuels via thermo-chemical conversion of biomass derived syngas. Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is a process for converting syngas, i.e. a mixture of CO and H2, into energy rich long chain hydrocarbons and oxygenated compounds. This synthesis process involves a number of elementary reactions leading to an array of polymeric products. The economic operation of an FTS process lie in the interplay of both catalyst and reactor design. In relation to catalysis, the nature of chemisorbed species, and the fractional availability of active metal sites determines rate, conversion and yield. Similarly, reactor …