Patent ID: 8324128

Claim:
An impregnated and calcined Fischer-Tropsch catalyst for use in a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction, the impregnated and calcined Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising cobalt supported on alumina, in which: the impregnated and calcined Fischer-Tropsch catalyst average particle size is in the range 20 to 100 μm; the specific surface area of the impregnated and calcined Fischer-Tropsch catalyst particles is greater than 120 m 2 /g; the average pore size of the impregnated and calcined Fischer-Tropsch catalyst is at least 110 Å (11 nm); the pore volume of the impregnated and calcined Fischer-Tropsch catalyst is at least 0.45 cm 3 /g; and the cobalt content of the impregnated and calcined Fischer-Tropsch catalyst is from 15 to 40% by weight.