Colley, Saul Eric2017-06-132017-06-131991Colley, Saul Eric (1991) Hydrogenation of carbon monoxide over modified cobalt-based catalysts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/22855>http://hdl.handle.net/10539/22855A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Phllosophy.A disadvantage of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is that a broad product spectrum is obtained. Economic considerations however require an improvement in the optimization of the reaction to maximize the production of high value commercial products, in·particular, short chain olefins and high molecular weight hydrocarbons. [Abbreviated abstract. Open document to view full version]Online resource (249 leaves)enHydrogenationCarbon monoxideFischer-Tropsch processCatalystsCobaltThesis