PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SUPPORTED, PARTIALLY REDUCTIVELY ACTIVATED FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS CATALYST, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS USING THE SAME

摘要

A process for the production of a reductively activated cobalt-containing Fischer- Tropsch catalyst supported on a support material comprising zinc oxide, said process comprising a carbon monoxide reduction step comprising contacting a cobalt-containing Fischer-Tropsch catalyst with a gaseous stream comprising carbon monoxide and less than 10 vol.% hydrogen based on the volume of carbon monoxide; followed by a hydrogen reduction step comprising contacting the product of the carbon monoxide reduction step with a gaseous stream comprising hydrogen and less than 10 vol.% carbon monoxide based on the volume of hydrogen, such that the reductively activated cobalt-containing Fisher- Tropsch catalyst comprises from 20% to 95% metallic cobalt by weight of cobalt.