Enhancement of Fischer-Tropsch process for hydrocarbon fuel formulation in a GTL environment
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C07C-027/00
C01B-003/38
C10G-002/00
출원번호
US-0228042
(2011-09-08)
등록번호
US-8889746
(2014-11-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Kresnyak, Steve
출원인 / 주소
Expander Energy Inc.
대리인 / 주소
MBM Intellectual Property Law, LLP
인용정보
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43
초록▼
An enhanced Fischer-Tropsch process for the synthesis of sulfur free, clean burning, hydrocarbon fuels, examples of which include syndiesel and aviation fuel. Naphtha is destroyed in a syngas generator and recycled as feedstock to an Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor in order to enhance the production of
An enhanced Fischer-Tropsch process for the synthesis of sulfur free, clean burning, hydrocarbon fuels, examples of which include syndiesel and aviation fuel. Naphtha is destroyed in a syngas generator and recycled as feedstock to an Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor in order to enhance the production of syndiesel from the reactor. The process enhancement results is the maximum production of formulated syndiesel without the formation of low value by-products.
대표청구항▼
1. A process for synthesizing hydrocarbons, comprising the steps of: (a) formulating a hydrogen rich stream with a syngas generator;(b) catalytically converting said stream to produce the hydrocarbons, containing at least naphtha;(c) recycling at least a portion of said naphtha to said syngas genera
1. A process for synthesizing hydrocarbons, comprising the steps of: (a) formulating a hydrogen rich stream with a syngas generator;(b) catalytically converting said stream to produce the hydrocarbons, containing at least naphtha;(c) recycling at least a portion of said naphtha to said syngas generator to form an enhanced hydrogen rich stream; and(d) re-circulating said enhanced hydrogen rich stream from step (c) for conversion in step (b) to enhance the synthesis of hydrocarbons. 2. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein conversion is achieved using Fischer-Tropsch reactor. 3. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein an auxiliary source gas comprising of hydrogen is added to said syngas generator. 4. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein the naphtha is generated in addition to heavier hydrocarbons, light hydrocarbons and a refinery fuel. 5. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein said syngas generator comprises a steam methane reformer (SMR). 6. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein said syngas generator comprises an autothermal reformer (ATR). 7. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein said syngas generator comprises a combination of an autothermal reformer and a steam methane reformer. 8. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein said syngas generator comprises a merged unit having an autothermal reformer merged in a single unit with a steam methane reformer (XTR). 9. The process as set forth in claim 4, wherein at least a portion of the refinery fuel from step (d) is selected from the group consisting of tail gas from a Fischer-Tropsch unit, offgas from a hydrocarbon upgrades unit or a combination thereof. 10. The process as set forth in claim 3, wherein said auxiliary source comprises natural gas. 11. The process as set forth in claim 4, further including the step of separating at least a portion of said heavier hydrocarbons from said naphtha. 12. The process as set forth in claim 1, further including the step of treating a portion of said hydrogen rich stream in a hydrogen purification unit. 13. The process as set forth in claim 12, wherein said hydrogen purification unit comprises a pressure swing adsorption or membrane unit. 14. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein said hydrogen rich stream from said syngas generator is treated to a carbon dioxide removal operation prior to catalytic conversion. 15. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein the catalytically converted stream is treated to a hydrocarbon upgrading operation. 16. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein energy recovered from said syngas generator is used in the production of power. 17. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein energy recovered from the catalytic conversion of said hydrogen rich stream is used in the production of power. 18. A process for synthesizing hydrocarbons, comprising the steps of: providing a source of hydrocarbons at least containing naphtha, recycling said naphtha to a syngas generator to form hydrogen rich stream; and catalytically converting said hydrogen rich stream to synthesize the hydrocarbons. 19. The process as set forth in claim 18, further including the steps of providing a syngas generator comprising a merged ATR and SMR. 20. The process as set forth in claim 19, further including the step of balancing feedstreams to each of said ATR and SMR for optimizing hydrocarbon synthesis yield. 21. The process as set forth in claim 20, further including the step of employing recycled gas to offset the natural gas load fed to said SMR.
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