Water removal in Fischer-Tropsch processes
US7001927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G2/32
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for water removal in hydrocarbon product reactors operating at Fischer-Tropsch conditions. The water removal decreases the concentration of water in the reactor. In one embodiment, a method of reducing the concentration of water in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor containing a water-rich hydrocarbon product includes removing water from the water-rich hydrocarbon product of the reactor by a water removal means so as to form a water-reduced hydrocarbon product and returning that product to the reactor.
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