Process for the preparation of hydrocarbons
US4579985A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 8, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S208/95
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
C.sub.5.sup.+ hydrocarbons are prepared from C.sub.4.sup.- hydrocarbons by a two-stage process comprising steam reforming followed by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over a special cobalt-containing catalyst; a gaseous fraction comprising unconverted H.sub.2 and CO as well as C.sub.4.sup.- hydrocarbons and CO.sub.2 formed as by-products is separated from the synthesized product and recycled to the steam reformer.
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