초록 ▼

A process for upgrading at least one of a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate to produce at least one of a gasoline component, a distillate fuel or a lube base feedstock component. The process includes reforming a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha to produce hydrogen by-product and a gas

A process for upgrading at least one of a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate to produce at least one of a gasoline component, a distillate fuel or a lube base feedstock component. The process includes reforming a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha to produce hydrogen by-product and a gasoline component with a research octane rating of at least about 80. The process further includes upgrading a Fischer-Tropsch distillate using the hydrogen by-product to produce a distillate fuel and/or a lube base feedstock component.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. A plant for upgrading at least one of a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate to produce at least one of a gasoline component, a distillate fuel or a lube base feedstock component, said plant comprising: a) a hydrocarbon source providing a hydrocarbon; b) a

What is claimed is: 1. A plant for upgrading at least one of a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate to produce at least one of a gasoline component, a distillate fuel or a lube base feedstock component, said plant comprising: a) a hydrocarbon source providing a hydrocarbon; b) a separator that separates hydrocarbon gas, hydrocarbon condensate and crude oil from the hydrocarbon; c) a synthesis gas generator that generates a synthesis gas from the hydrocarbon gas, said synthesis gas generator positioned downstream from said separator; d) a Fischer-Tropsch reactor positioned downstream from said synthesis gas generator that conducts a Fischer-Tropsch process on the synthesis gas to obtain a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate; e) a naphtha hydrotreatment reactor positioned downstream from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor that hydrotreats the Fischer-Tropsch naphtha produced from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor; f) a naphtha reformer positioned downstream from said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor that reforms hydrotreated naphtha produced from said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor to obtain hydrogen by-product and a gasoline component comprising at least about 10% aromatics; g) a distillate hydrotreatment reactor positioned downstream from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor that hydrotreats the Fischer-Tropsch distillate produced from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor; and h) a distillate upgrader positioned downstream from said distillate hydrotreatment reactor and relative to said naphtha reformer so that the hydrogen by-product from said reformer recirculates to said upgrader so that said upgrader can upgrade hydrotreated distillate produced from said distillate hydrotreatment reactor to produce a distillate fuel and/or a lube base feedstock component. 2. The plant of claim 1, further comprising a distillation reactor positioned downstream from said separator for distilling the hydrocarbon condensate and the crude oil to obtain petroleum-derived naphtha and petroleum-derived distillate. 3. The plant of claim 2, wherein said distillation reactor is positioned relative to said Fischer-Tropsch reactor and said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor so that the Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and the petroleum-derived naphtha mix prior to entering said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor to form a blended naphtha having a sulfur level of at least about 1 ppm. 4. The plant of claim 2, wherein said distillation reactor is positioned relative to said Fischer-Tropsch reactor and said distillate hydrotreatment reactor so that the Fischer-Tropsch distillate and the petroleum-derived distillate mix prior to entering said distillate hydrotreatment reactor to form a blended distillate having a sulfur level of at least about 1 ppm. 5. The plant of claim 1, wherein said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor and said distillate hydrotreatment reactor contain at least one catalyst for hydrotreating said naphtha or said distillate. 6. The plant of claim 5, wherein said catalyst comprises at least one of a noble metal and a non-noble metal. 7. The plant of claim 6, wherein said noble metal is sulfided. 8. The plant of claim 7, wherein said noble metal is sulfided with dimethyldisulfide. 9. The plant of claim 6, wherein said noble metal is selected from the group consisting essentially of Pd, Pt and combinations thereof. 10. The plant of claim 6, wherein said non-noble metal is not sulfided. 11. The plant of claim 6, wherein said non-noble metal is selected from the group consisting essentially of Ni, Co, W, Mo and combinations thereof. 12. The plant of claim 1, further comprising a source of sulfur positioned so that sulfur can be initially supplied to ensure that any catalysts present in said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor and/or said distillate hydrotreatment reactor are adequately sulfided during hydrotreatment. 13. The plant of claim 1, wherein said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor and said distillate hydrotreatment reactor constitute a single hydrotreatment reactor. 14. The plant of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the hydrogen by-product recirculates to said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor and/or said distillate hydrotreatment reactor to be used to hydrotreat the Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and/or the Fischer-Tropsch distillate. 15. A plant for upgrading at least one of a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate to produce at least one of a gasoline component, a distillate fuel or a lube base feedstock component, said plant comprising: a) a hydrocarbon source providing a hydrocarbon; b) a separator that separates hydrocarbon gas, hydrocarbon condensate and crude oil from the hydrocarbon; c) a synthesis gas generator that generates a synthesis gas from the hydrocarbon gas, said synthesis gas generator positioned downstream from said separator; d) a Fischer-Tropsch reactor positioned downstream from said synthesis gas generator that conducts a Fischer-Tropsch process on the synthesis gas to obtain a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate; e) a naphtha hydrotreatment reactor positioned downstream from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor that hydrotreats the Fischer-Tropsch naphtha produced from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor; f) a naphtha reformer positioned downstream from said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor that reforms hydrotreated naphtha produced from said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor to obtain hydrogen by-product and a gasoline component comprising at least about 10% aromatics; g) a distillate hydrotreatment reactor positioned downstream from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor that hydrotreats the Fischer-Tropsch distillate produced from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor; h) a distillate upgrader positioned downstream from said distillate hydrotreatment reactor and relative to said naphtha reformer so that the hydrogen by-product from said reformer recirculates to said upgrader so that said upgrader can upgrade hydrotreated distillate produced from said distillate hydrotreatment reactor to produce a distillate fuel and/or a lube base feedstock component; i) a distillation reactor positioned downstream from said separator for distilling the hydrocarbon condensate and the crude oil to obtain a petroleum-derived naphtha and a petroleum-derived distillate; and j) said distillation reactor being positioned relative to said Fischer-Tropsch reactor, said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor and said distillate hydrotreatment reactor so that the Fischer-Tropsch naphtha mixes with the petroleum-derived naphtha prior to entering said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor forming a blended naphtha having a sulfur level of at least about 1 ppm and so that the Fischer-Tropsch distillate mixes with the petroleum-derived distillate prior to entering said distillate hydrotreatment reactor forming a blended distillate having a sulfur level of at least about 1 ppm. 16. The plant of claim 15, wherein said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor and said distillate hydrotreatment reactor contain at least one catalyst for hydrotreating the blended naphtha or the blended distillate, respectively. 17. The plant of claim 15, wherein said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor and said distillate hydrotreatment reactor constitute a single hydrotreatment reactor. 18. A plant for upgrading at least one of a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate to produce at least one of a gasoline component, a distillate fuel or a lube base feedstock component, said plant comprising: a) a hydrocarbon source providing a hydrocarbon; b) a separator that separates hydrocarbon gas, hydrocarbon condensate and crude oil from the hydrocarbon; c) a synthesis gas generator that generates a synthesis gas from said hydrocarbon gas, said synthesis gas generator positioned downstream from said separator; d) a Fischer-Tropsch reactor positioned downstream from said synthesis gas generator that conducts a Fischer-Tropsch process on the synthesis gas to obtain a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate; e) a naphtha hydrotreatment reactor positioned downstream from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor that hydrotreats the Fischer-Tropsch naphtha produced from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor; f) a naphtha reformer positioned downstream from said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor that reforms hydrotreated naphtha produced from said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor to obtain hydrogen by-product and a gasoline component comprising at least about 10% aromatics; g) a distillate hydrotreatment reactor positioned downstream from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor that hydrotreats the Fischer-Tropsch distillate produced from said Fischer-Tropsch reactor; h) a distillate upgrader positioned downstream from said distillate hydrotreatment reactor and relative to said naphtha reformer so that the hydrogen by-product from said reformer recirculates to said upgrader so that said upgrader can upgrade hydrotreated distillate produced from said distillate hydrotreatment reactor to produce a distillate fuel and/or a lube base feedstock component; i) a distillation reactor positioned downstream from said separator for distilling the hydrocarbon condensate and the crude oil to obtain a petroleum-derived naphtha and a petroleum-derived distillate; j) said distillation reactor being positioned relative to said Fischer-Tropsch reactor, said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor and said distillate hydrotreatment reactor so that the Fischer-Tropsch naphtha mixes with the petroleum-derived naphtha prior to entering said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor forming a blended naphtha having a sulfur level of at least about 10 ppm and so that the Fischer-Tropsch distillate mixes with the petroleum-derived distillate prior to entering said distillate hydrotreatment reactor forming a blended distillate having a sulfur level of at least about 10 ppm; and k) wherein said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor and said distillate hydrotreatment reactor contain at least one catalyst for hydrotreating the naphtha or the blended distillate. 19. The plant of claim 18, wherein said naphtha hydrotreatment reactor and said distillate hydrotreatment reactor constitute a single hydrotreatment reactor. 20. The plant of claim 18, wherein said catalyst comprises at least one of a noble metal and a non-noble metal.