The oligomerization of propene over cobalt catalysts

This thesis set out to investigate the activity of various supported cobalt catalysts for high pressure propene oligomerization. This work was carried out as part of a larger research effort to upgrade light olefins to liquid fuels in the distillate range. The supports investigated included activated carbon, alumina, silica alumina, synthetic mica montmorillonite, zeolite Y and NH₄⁺-ZSM-5. A cobaltmolybdenum hydrodesulphurization catalyst was also tested. The synthesis procedures used in this work included double ammoniation (Co-C), incipient wetness impregnation (Co-C, alumina, NH₄⁺-ZSM-5), ion-exchange (NaY, NH₄⁺-ZSM-5), chemisorption (cobalt complex on activated carbon) and homogeneous deposition-precipitation (Co-Silica alumina).

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Chemical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

1987

Author dc:creator

• Dickens, Paul Michael

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Kojima, Masami
• O'Connor, Cyril T

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22129

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22129