Commercial Fischer-Tropsch reactor
US9416320B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G2/33
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for converting synthesis gas into liquid hydrocarbons by introducing a synthesis gas feed into a Fischer-Tropsch system that includes a catalytic reactor fluidly connected with at least two slurry loops, the reactor comprising at least as many reactor product outlets and slurry return inlets as slurry loops; each slurry loop comprising a separation system comprising at least one separator, an inlet of each separator fluidly connected to a reactor product outlet via a slurry offtake, and an outlet of each separator fluidly connected to a slurry return inlet via a slurry return; separating concentrated catalyst slurry from the reaction product via the slurry loops; removing liquid hydrocarbon product from each separator; and returning concentrated catalyst slurry to the catalytic reactor via the slurry returns and slurry return inlets. A system for converting synthesis gas into liquid hydrocarbons via the method is also disclosed.
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