Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using microchannel technology and novel catalyst and microchannel reactor
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C07C-027/00
B01J-008/00
출원번호
US-0718356
(2010-03-05)
등록번호
US-8188153
(2012-05-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Wang, Yong
Tonkovich, Anna Lee
Mazanec, Terry
Daly, Francis P.
VanderWiel, Dave
Hu, Jianli
Cao, Chunshe
Kibby, Charles
Li, Xiaohong Shari
Briscoe, Michael D.
Gano, Nathan
Chin, Ya-Huei
출원인 / 주소
Velocys, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
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초록▼
The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a reactant composition comprising H2 and CO to a product comprising at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms, the process comprising: flowing the reactant composition through a microchannel reactor in contact
The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a reactant composition comprising H2 and CO to a product comprising at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms, the process comprising: flowing the reactant composition through a microchannel reactor in contact with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to convert the reactant composition to the product, the microchannel reactor comprising a plurality of process microchannels containing the catalyst; transferring heat from the process microchannels to a heat exchanger; and removing the product from the microchannel reactor; the process producing at least about 0.5 gram of aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms per gram of catalyst per hour; the selectivity to methane in the product being less than about 25%. The disclosed invention also relates to a supported catalyst comprising Co, and a microchannel reactor comprising at least one process microchannel and at least one adjacent heat exchange zone.
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1. A process for conducting a Fischer-Tropsch reaction in a microchannel reactor, the microchannel reactor comprising a plurality of process microchannels and a plurality of heat exchange channels, the heat exchange channels extending lengthwise at right angles relative to the lengthwise direction o
1. A process for conducting a Fischer-Tropsch reaction in a microchannel reactor, the microchannel reactor comprising a plurality of process microchannels and a plurality of heat exchange channels, the heat exchange channels extending lengthwise at right angles relative to the lengthwise direction of the process microchannels, the process comprising: flowing reactants comprising CO and H2 in the process microchannels in contact with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to form a reaction product comprising one or more aliphatic hydrocarbons, the catalyst comprising cobalt supported on an alumina support and being in the form of particulate solids, the cobalt loading being at least about 28% by weight;exchanging heat between the process microchannels and a heat exchange fluid in the heat exchange channels, the heat exchange fluid undergoing a phase change in the heat exchange channels. 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the reactants enter the process microchannels and the product exits the process microchannels, the temperature of the reactants entering the process microchannels being within about 200° C. of the temperature of the product exiting the process microchannels. 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the mole ratio of H2 to CO is in the range of about 0.8 to about 10. 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the reactants further comprise H2O, CO2, a hydrocarbon of 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or a mixture of two or more thereof. 5. The process of claim 1 wherein the heat exchange fluid undergoes partial boiling in the heat exchange channels. 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the reactants and product flow in the process microchannels in a first direction, and the heat exchange fluid flows in the heat exchange channels in a second direction, the second direction being cross current relative to the first direction. 7. The process of claim 1 wherein the heat exchange fluid comprises air, steam, water, carbon dioxide, gaseous nitrogen, a gaseous hydrocarbon or a liquid hydrocarbon. 8. The process of claim 1 wherein the heat exchange fluid comprises water, the water undergoing partial boiling in the heat exchange channels. 9. The process of claim 1 wherein the catalyst further comprises Re, Ru or a mixture thereof. 10. The process of claim 1 wherein the process microchannels have a bulk flow path comprising about 5% to about 95% of the cross sections of such process microchannels. 11. The process of claim 1 wherein the contact time of the reactants and/or product with the catalyst is up to about 2000 milliseconds. 12. The process of claim 1 wherein the temperature of the reactants entering the process microchannels is in the range of about 150° C. to about 270° C. 13. The process of claim 1 wherein the pressure within the process microchannels is at least about 5 atmospheres. 14. The process of claim 1 wherein the space velocity for the flow of the reactants and product in the process microchannels is at least about 1000 hr−1. 15. The process of claim 1 wherein the pressure drop for the flow of the reactants and product in the process microchannels is up to about 10 atmospheres per meter of length of the process microchannels. 16. The process of claim 1 wherein the heat exchange fluid flows in the heat exchange channels, the pressure drop for the heat exchange fluid flowing in the heat exchange channels being up to about 10 atmospheres per meter of length of the heat exchange channels. 17. The process of claim 1 wherein the conversion of CO is at least about 50%, the selectivity to methane in the product is about 25% or less, and the yield of product is at least about 35%. 18. The process of claim 1 wherein the catalyst comprises particulate solids with a particle size in the range of about 1 to about 1000 μm. 19. The process of claim 1 wherein the product comprises hydrocarbons boiling at a temperature at or below about 350° C. at atmospheric pressure. 20. The process of claim 1 wherein the product comprises hydrocarbons boiling at or above a temperature of about 350° C. at atmospheric pressure. 21. The process of claim 1 wherein the product comprises a middle distillate. 22. The process of claim 1 wherein the product comprises at least one olefin. 23. The process of claim 1 wherein the product comprises a normal paraffin, isoparaffin, or mixture thereof. 24. The process of claim 1 wherein the product is further processed using hydrocracking, hydroisomerizing or dewaxing. 25. The process of claim 1 wherein the product is further processed to form a lubricating base oil or a diesel fuel. 26. The process of claim 1 wherein the product flows out of the microchannel reactor and subsequent to the product flowing out of the microchannel reactor a regenerating fluid flows through the process microchannels in contact with the catalyst, the residence time for the regenerating fluid in the process microchannels being from about 0.01 to about 1000 seconds. 27. The process of claim 1 wherein each process microchannel has an internal dimension of up to about 10 mm. 28. The process of claim 1 wherein each heat exchange channel has an internal dimension of up to about 10 mm. 29. The process of claim 1 wherein the process microchannels and heat exchange channels are made of a material comprising: aluminum; titanium; nickel; copper; an alloy of any of the foregoing metals; steel; monel; inconel; brass; a polymer; ceramics; glass; a composite comprising polymer and fiberglass; quartz; silicon; or a combination of two or more thereof. 30. The process of claim 1 wherein the process microchannels and heat exchange channels are made of stainless steel. 31. The process of claim 1 wherein the microchannel reactor comprises a microchannel reactor core, a reactant header and a product footer. 32. The process of claim 31 wherein the microchannel reactor further comprises a heat exchange header and a heat exchange footer. 33. The process of claim 31 wherein the process microchannels and the heat exchange channels are positioned in the microchannel reactor core. 34. The process of claim 31 wherein the microchannel reactor core comprises layers of the process microchannels and layers of the heat exchange channels aligned one above another or side by side. 35. The process of claim 1 wherein each process microchannel has a cross section having the shape of a square, rectangle, circle or semi-circle. 36. The process of claim 1 wherein each process microchannel has a cross section having the shape of a rectangle. 37. The process of claim 1 wherein each process microchannel has a width and a length, the width tapering from a relatively small dimension to a relatively large dimension over the length of the process microchannel. 38. The process of claim 1 wherein each process microchannel has a width in the range up to about 3 meters, and a length in the range up to about 10 meters.
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