Synthetic fuels by electrically heated steam methane reforming
US12344525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G2400/04
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for producing a synthesis gas for use in the production of a hydrocarbon product, particularly a synthetic fuel, the method including the steps of: providing a hydrocarbon feed gas; optionally, purifying the hydrocarbon feed gas in a gas purification unit; optionally, prereforming the hydrocarbon feed gas together with a steam feedstock in a prereforming unit; carrying out steam methane reforming in a reforming reactor heated by means of an electrical power source; providing the synthesis gas to a synthetic fuel synthesis unit, preferably a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis unit, for converting the synthesis gas into hydrocarbon product and producing a tail gas. Also, a system for producing a synthesis gas for use in the production of a hydrocarbon product, particularly a synthetic fuel.
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