Preparation of reduced magnetite synthesis catalyst

Claim 1

A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CATALYST CONTAINING METALLIC IRON AS THE MAJOR COMPONENT FOR THE HYDROGENATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE TO PRODUCE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS WHICH COMPRISES ADMIXING A NATURALLY OCCURING MAGNETITE WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A MATERIAL COMPRISING A PROMOTER TO FORM A PASTE, DRYING THE RESULTING PASTE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 200* F, AND ABOUT 300* F. FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS, CALCINING THE RESULTING DRIED MATERIAL AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 1000* F. AND ABOUT 1600* F. FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS, COOLING THE CALCINED MATERIAL, THEREAFTER ADMIXING THE CALCINED MATERIAL WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A POTASIUM COMPOUND CONTAINING OXYGEN TO FORM A PASTE, DRYING THE RESULTING PASTE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 200* F. AND ABOUT 300* F. FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS PELLETING TE DRIED MATERIAL, REDUCING THE PELLETED MATERIAL WITH HYDROGEN AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 1400* F. AND ABOUT 1500* F. UNTIL THE FORMATION OF WATER SUBSTANTIALLY CASES, AND REPULVERIZING THE REDUCED PELLETS IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CARBON DIOXIDE.

Claim 2

A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CATALYST CONTAINING METALLIC IRON AS THE MAJOR COMPONENT FOR THE HYDROGENATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE TO PRODUCE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS WHICH COMPRISES ADMIXING A NATURALLY OCCURING MAGNETITE WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A MATERIAL COMPRISING A PROMOTER TO FORM A PASTE, DRYING THE RESULTING PASTE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 200* F, AND ABOUT 300* F. FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS, CALCINING THE RESULTING DRIED MATERIAL AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 1000* F. AND ABOUT 1600* F. FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS, COOLING THE CALCINED MATERIAL, THEREAFTER ADMIXING THE CALCINED MATERIAL WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A POTASIUM COMPOUND CONTAINING OXYGEN TO FORM A PASTE, DRYING THE RESULTING PASTE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 200* F. AND ABOUT 300* F. FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS PELLETING TE DRIED MATERIAL, REDUCING THE PELLETED MATERIAL WITH HYDROGEN AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 1400* F. AND ABOUT 1500* F. UNTIL THE FORMATION OF WATER SUBSTANTIALLY CASES, AND REPULVERIZING THE REDUCED PELLETS IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CARBON DIOXIDE.