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Rafael L Espinoza
Rafael Espinoza Consultants

FISCHER-TROPSCH

1. Comments on the classification of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis product distribution. Canadian J Chem Eng, 63 (1985) p 695.  Co-author : G Hutchings.

2. Repression of  methane formation in the catalytic hydrogenation of CO under realistic process conditions.  C1 Molec Chem, 1 (1986) p 349.

3. Control of the probability of chain growth in the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide on an Fe catalyst.  J Chem Soc., Chem Commun, (1986) p 1796. Co-author : R Snel.

4. Secondary reactions of primary products of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. I The role of ethene.  J Molec Catal, 43 (1987) p 237.  Co-author : R Snel.
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DEHYDRATION OF METHANOL TO HYDROCARBONS
OLIGOMERIZATION OF OLEFINS
KINETICS
FISCHER-TROPSCH

PLENARY LECTURES

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5. Secondary reactions of primary products of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. II The role of propene.  J Molec Catal, 54 (1989) p 103.  Co-author : R Snel.

6. Secondary reactions of primary products of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. III The role of butene.  J Molec Catal, 54 (1989) p 119.  Co-author : R Snel.

7. Fischer-Tropsch synthesis on Fe based catalysts : The effect of co-feding small oxygenates.  J Molec Catal, 54 (1989) p 213.  Co-author : R Snel.

8. Fischer-Tropsch synthesis on Fe based catalysts.  The effect of addition of  Small alkenes and mechanistic implications. Anglo-Dutch Catal Conf, Sept 1985, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands.  Co-author : R Snel.

9. Fischer-Tropsch precipitated Fe catalysts : Deactivation studies.  Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, Vol 88, p 351, 1994.  Elsevier Science B.V.,  B Delmon and G F Froment eds. Co-authors : D Duvenhage and N Coville.

10. Advances in low temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Catal Today, 23 (1995) p 17. Co-author : B Jager.

11. Characterization of Slurry Phase Fischer-Tropsch catalysts by magnetic measurements. 1st Conf of the Indo-Pacific Catalysis Association.  Cape Town, January 1998.

12. Fischer-Tropsch studies with Cobalt-manganese oxide catalysts: Synthesis performance in a fixed bed reactor. M Keyser, R Everson and R Espinoza. Applied Catal, A: General 171 (1998) 99-107.

13. Low Temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis from a Sasol Perspective.  Invited contribution for Fischer-Tropsch review issue of Applied Catalysis.  Ed. H Schulz R L Espinoza, A P Steynberg, B Jager and A Vosloo.  Applied Catalysis A : General 186 (1999) 13-26

14. High Temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in Commercial Practive. Invited contribution for Fischer-Tropsch review issue of Applied Catalysis. Ed. H Schulz. A P Steynberg, R L Espinoza, B Jager and A Vosloo. Applied Catalysis A : General  186 (1999).

15. Fischer-Tropsch kinetic studies with cobalt-manganese oxide catalysts.  M Keyser, R Everson and R Espinoza.  Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 39 (1), 48-54.

16. Fischer-Tropsch kinetic studies with cobalt-manganese oxide catalysts: A multi-step non-analytical model involving the Water-Gas-Shift reaction. M Keyser, R Everson and R Espinoza. Fischer-Tropsch on the eve of the XXI century.  Kruger Nat Park, South Africa, Nov 5-8, 2000.

17. Multiplicity and sensitivity analysis of Fischer-Tropsch bubble column slurry reactors: plug flow gas and well-mixed slurry model. Hyun-Seob Song, D. Ramkrishna, S Trinh, R Espinoza and H Wright. Chem Eng Science 58 (2003) 2759-2766

18. Steps in the development of the GTL process. 7th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium, Dalian, Chine June 6-10, 2004. R Espinoza, D Jack, H Wright,  J Rockwell, J Allison, S Landis and E Latimer.

 
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