Patent ID: 9631147
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B01J,C10G,C10K,C10L

Claim:
1. A process for the production of a hydrocarbon mixture comprising the steps of: a) reducing a catalyst in-situ in a fixed bed reactor, wherein the catalyst has a support, and wherein the support is selected from a group consisting of alumina, silica, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, zeolites and combinations thereof, and wherein the catalyst comprises a metal catalyst and a promoter, and wherein the metal catalyst comprises cobalt, iron, nickel or combinations thereof, and wherein the promoter comprises cerium, ruthenium, lanthanum, platinum, rhenium, gold, nickel or rhodium; b) reacting a feed gas that contains hydrogen and carbon monoxide with the catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon product stream, wherein the hydrocarbon product stream comprises light gases, a diesel fuel and a wax wherein the diesel fuel fraction is produced without requiring the hydroprocessing of wax.