Deviations of Fischer-Tropsch products from an Anderson-Schulz-Flory distribution

Negative deviations from an Anderson-Schulz-Flory distribution have been observed for the product of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The catalyst was a complex-derived iron-calcium catalyst promoted with cesium sulphate, therefore, neither carrier acidity nor shape selectivity can explain the deviations. This is the first time that chemical modifications of the catalyst are observed to result in negative ASF deviations

Exporting starters: starters with more ambition and higher achievement

This mini report focuses on exporting starters in the Netherlands and deals with the following questions: What are the characteristics and behaviour of entrepreneurs that begin exporting right from the start and to what extent do they distinguish themselves from other starters? What are the characteristics of businesses that are export oriented from the very start and to what extent do these differ from the characteristics of other starting enterprises? What are the achievements of exporting starters compared to those of other starters? The EIM Starters Cohorts 1998-2000 (starters in the period 1998-2000) are the source of the information used in this report. Since the date of their establishment the enterprises in this group have been monitored by taking annual measurements. This has made it possible not only to examine the characteristics of entrepreneurs at the time at which they started, but alsoto review their achievements during a period of a number of years.