MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517058634 A) filed by BP P. L. C., London, on June 18, for 'fischer-tropsch catalyst activation.'
Inventor(s) include Paterson, Alexander James.
The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A process for converting a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to a hydrocarbon composition comprising one or more optionally oxygenated hydrocarbons, the process comprising the following steps: (a) providing a first catalyst material comprising cobalt (e.g., in the form of oxide) disposed on a support; (b) contacting the first catalyst material with carbon monoxide at a first pressure (P1) and a first temperature (T1) to provide a passivated catalyst material, wherein P1 is at least 1 bara and at most 50 bara, and T1 is at most 300 C; (c) contacting the passivated catalyst material with a reducing agent at a second temperature (T2) and a second pressure (P2) to form an activated catalyst material, wherein P2 is at least 10 bara, and wherein P2 is greater than or equal to P1, and wherein T2 is at most 300 C; and (d) contacting the activated catalyst material with a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide."
The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 01, 2023, under International application No.PCT/IB2023/062139.
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