Apparatus and process for efficient production of liquid fuels from gaseous hydrocarbons
US9896626B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01B2203/148
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for a distributed manufacturing plant that allows direct, economical production of transportation fuels and/or chemicals at remote sites is described. The production plant employs two primary integrated systems consisting of a syngas generator and a catalytic process that are used to directly produce fuels and chemicals. The syngas generator utilizes oxygen anions, produced from a ceramic membrane system, to generate high quality syngas directly at pressures of about 100-600 psia. The tail gas and water containing hydroxyl-alkanes from the catalytic process are recycled into the syngas generator, in automatically controlled proportions, to regulate the hydrogen to carbon monoxide within the preferred H2/CO stoichiometric range of about 1.8-2.4. The primary products produced directly from the plant include reformulated gasoline blendstocks, #1 diesel fuels, and #2 diesel fuels.
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