Production of Nitrogen and Phosphorus containing Products in the Fischer-Tropsch- Synthesis Description The Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is an important process to convert coal, natural gas and biomass to a variety of hydrocarbon products and oxygenates of different chain length. These products mainly find use as transportation fuels including petrol jet fuel and diesel as well as special waxes. In this modified Fischer-Tropsch process valuable nitrogen or phosphorous containing products of varying chain length are produced via co-feeding of suitable gases such as ammonia. These nitrogen-containing products include amines but also nitriles, amides and formamides. Amines and nitriles are important base chemicals and they are typically produced from oxygenates precursors which themselves are derived from olefins. This process therefore eliminates the use of a two step process. Similarly phosphorous containing compounds can be produced. Moreover, the formation of oxygenates including carboxylic acids which are undesired products of the synthesis can be fully suppressed with the modified process. Notably this can be achieved with no or tolerable loss of catalyst activity. Advantages • Can be incorporated in existing Fischer-Tropsch plants/ units without catalyst modification (iron based catalysts are best suited) • Allows flexible operation of Fischer-Tropsch plants/ units in either “fuels” or “chemicals” mode • Production of valuable chemicals not traditionally obtained in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis such as nitrogen and phosphorous containing compounds • One-step synthesis of nitrogen and phosphorous containing compounds instead of two-step process • Suppression of oxygenate formation including carboxylic acids • Possibility to selectively convert oxygenates including glycerine to valuable nitrogen and phosphorous containing compounds An invention of: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg together with University of Cape Town Sector: Petrochemistry Keywords: Fischer-Tropsch-Synthesis, Selectivity, Co-feeding, nitrogen and phosphorous containing compounds Intellectual Property Rights: PCT application GCC application Offer UOL 118: Licence / Sale