Inventors:
Sumit Bali - Salt Lake City UT, US
Garima Bali - Salt Lake City UT, US
Edward M. Eyring - Salt Lake City UT, US
Richard D. Ernst - Salt Lake City UT, US
Ronald J. Pugmire - Salt Lake City UT, US
International Classification:
C07C 27/00, B01J 23/78, B01J 21/02, B01J 21/06, B01J 23/745, B01J 23/889, B01J 23/89, B01J 23/86, B01J 23/83, B01J 23/80, B01J 35/02, B01J 35/10, B01J 37/08, B01J 37/03
US Classification:
518719, 502330, 502243, 502331, 502324, 502326, 502317, 502303, 502343
Abstract:
A ferrihydrite catalyst composition can comprise a ferrihydrite of a structural promoter metal, a chemical promoter metal and potassium to form an amorphous nanoparticulate. The ferrihydrite catalyst can be formed by dissolving an iron salt, a structural promoter metal salt and a chemical promoter metal salt in water to form an aqueous iron solution. A ferrihydrite solid can be precipitated from the aqueous iron solution by addition of a precipitating agent under conditions such that the ferrihydrite solid is a nanoparticulate. A potassium can be incorporated into the ferrihydrite solid to form a ferrihydrite catalyst precursor. The ferrihydrite catalyst precursor can be calcined to form the ferrihydrite catalyst. A synthesis gas can be readily converted to a fuel product by contacting the ferrihydrite catalyst with the synthesis gas under reaction conditions sufficient to form a fuel product mixture.