Inventors:
Sigrid Eri - Trondheim, NO
James G. Goodwin - Pittsburgh PA
George Marcelin - Pittsburgh PA
Trygve Riis - Oslo, NO
Assignee:
Den norske stats oljeselskap A.S. - Stavanger
International Classification:
C07C 104
Abstract:
A process for converting synthesis gas, a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, into a mixture of predominately paraffinic hydrocarbons using a catalyst which includes catalytically active amounts of cobalt and a loading-insensitive second metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, iridium, rhodium and mixtures thereof, composited on an alumnia support. The finished catalyst exhibits a positive x-ray diffraction pattern. A metal oxide promoter may also be added.