Patent ID: 11865513
Assignee: BP P.L.C.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 12:
13. A process for the preparation of a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst comprising a porous, extruded and calcined titania-based material, and further comprising at least one metal selected from cobalt, iron, nickel, ruthenium or rhodium, said process comprising:
a) providing a homogenous paste comprising titanium dioxide, one or more quaternary ammonium compounds and at least one thermally decomposable cobalt, iron, nickel, ruthenium or rhodium compound, to form a homogenous paste;
b) extruding the paste to form an extrudate;
c) drying and calcining the extrudate at a temperature sufficient to convert the one or more thermally decomposable cobalt, iron, nickel, ruthenium or rhodium compound to an oxide thereof; or to the metal form; and, where an oxide is formed, optionally
d) heating the dried and calcined extrudate under reducing conditions to convert the one or more cobalt, iron, nickel, ruthenium or rhodium oxide to the metal form.