Enhancement of Fischer-Tropsch process for hydrocarbon fuel formulation
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C07C-027/00
C10K-003/06
C10G-002/00
출원번호
US-0024925
(2011-02-10)
등록번호
US-9115324
(2015-08-25)
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/ 주소
Kresnyak, Steve
Giles, Timothy William
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EXPANDER ENERGY INC.
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An enhanced Fischer-Tropsch process for the synthesis of sulfur free, clean burning, green hydrocarbon fuels, examples of which include syndiesel and aviation fuel. Naphtha is destroyed in a hydrogen generator and recycled as feedstock to a syngas (FT) reactor in order to enhance the production of s
An enhanced Fischer-Tropsch process for the synthesis of sulfur free, clean burning, green hydrocarbon fuels, examples of which include syndiesel and aviation fuel. Naphtha is destroyed in a hydrogen generator and recycled as feedstock to a syngas (FT) reactor in order to enhance the production of syndiesel from the reactor. A further variation integrates a second hydrogen generator capturing light hydrocarbon gas for conversion to hydrogen and carbon monoxide which supplements the Fischer-Tropsch reactor. The result is a considerable increase in the volume of syndiesel formulated. A system for effecting the process is also characterized in the specification.
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1. A process for synthesizing hydrocarbons, comprising the steps of: (a) formulating a hydrogen-lean syngas stream in a non-catalytic partial oxidation reaction(b) catalytically converting syngas from said hydrogen-lean syngas stream to produce hydrocarbons, containing at least naphtha;(c) recycling
1. A process for synthesizing hydrocarbons, comprising the steps of: (a) formulating a hydrogen-lean syngas stream in a non-catalytic partial oxidation reaction(b) catalytically converting syngas from said hydrogen-lean syngas stream to produce hydrocarbons, containing at least naphtha;(c) recycling at least a portion of said naphtha to a hydrogen generator to form a hydrogen-rich syngas stream; and(d) combining said hydrogen-rich syngas stream with the hydrogen-lean syngas stream to enhance synthesis of hydrocarbons. 2. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein said hydrogen lean syngas stream is formed in a thermal gasifier. 3. The process as set forth in claim 2, wherein said thermal gasifier gasifies a member selected from the group consisting of coal, biomass, petroleum resids, petcoke, municipal waste, plastics, wood waste, demetallized tire scrap, forestry waste material, waste water biomass, sewage biomass, agricultural waste, agricultural byproducts, carbonaceous material and mixtures thereof. 4. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein catalytically converting comprises a Fischer-Tropsch reaction. 5. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein heavier hydrocarbons, light hydrocarbons and a refinery fuel gas are generated in addition to said naphtha. 6. The process as set forth in claim 5, further comprising separating said naphtha from said heavier hydrocarbons, said light hydrocarbons and said refinery fuel gas. 7. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein said hydrogen generator comprises a steam methane reformer (SMR). 8. The process as set forth in claim 4, wherein said hydrogen rich stream of step (d) is reacted into said Fischer-Tropsch reaction. 9. The process as set forth in claim 1, further comprising providing an auxiliary source of hydrogen to said hydrogen generator. 10. The process as set forth in claim 9, wherein said auxiliary source of hydrogen is natural gas. 11. The process as set forth in claim 9, wherein said auxiliary source of hydrogen is refinery gas. 12. The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein hydrocarbons comprise at least one of aviation fuel and diesel fuel. 13. The process as set forth in claim 1, further including a series of unit operations between steps (a) through (d) for optimizing synthesis of said hydrocarbons. 14. The process as set forth in claim 13, further comprising removing carbon dioxide from said syngas prior to synthesis of said hydrocarbons. 15. The process as set forth in claim 13, wherein said series of unit operations includes syngas cleansing, which includes at least one of a caustic wash, an acid wash, and an activated charcoal treatment. 16. The process as set forth in claim 14, wherein said removing carbon dioxide includes at least one of drying and compression of said carbon dioxide. 17. A process for synthesizing hydrocarbons, comprising the steps of: (a) formulating a hydrogen-lean syngas stream in a non-catalytic partial oxidation reaction;(b) catalytically converting syngas from said syngas stream to produce hydrocarbons containing at least naphtha and a fuel gas;(c) recycling at least a portion of said naphtha to a hydrogen generator to form a hydrogen-rich syngas rich stream;(d) recycling at least a portion of said fuel gas from step (b) to a second hydrogen generator to form a supplemental syngas stream; and(e) combining said hydrogen-rich syngas stream and said supplemental syngas stream with the hydrogen lean syngas stream to enhance the synthesis of hydrocarbons. 18. The process as set forth in claim 17, wherein said fuel gas comprises refinery gas from at least one of a Fischer-Tropsch unit and/or a hydrocarbon upgrades unit. 19. The process as set forth in claim 17, wherein said supplemental stream of syngas is formed using an autothermal reformer (ATR). 20. The process as set forth in claim 17, wherein said hydrogen lean syngas stream is formed in a thermal gasifier. 21. The process as set forth in claim 20, wherein said gasifier gasifies a member selected from the group consisting of coal, biomass, petroleum resids, petcoke, municipal waste, plastics, wood waste, demetallized tire scrap, forestry waste material, waste water biomass, sewage biomass, agricultural waste, agricultural byproducts, carbonaceous material and mixtures thereof. 22. The process as set forth in claim 17, wherein catalytically converting comprises a Fischer-Tropsch reaction. 23. The process as set forth in claim 17, wherein heavier hydrocarbons are generated in addition to said naphtha and fuel gas. 24. The process as set forth in claim 23, further comprising separating at least a portion of said heavier hydrocarbons from said naphtha. 25. The process as set forth in claim 17, wherein said hydrogen generator in step (c) comprises a steam methane reformer (SMR). 26. The process as set forth in claim 17, wherein the hydrogen-rich stream of step (d) is introduced into a said Fischer-Tropsch reactor. 27. The process as set forth in claim 17, further comprising adding an auxiliary source of hydrogen to said hydrogen generator, to said second hydrogen generator, or to both. 28. The process as set forth in claim 27, wherein said auxiliary source of hydrogen comprises natural gas. 29. The process as set forth in claim 27, wherein said auxiliary source of hydrogen comprises refinery gas. 30. The process as set forth in claim 17, wherein said hydrocarbons comprise at least one of aviation fuel and diesel fuel. 31. The process as set forth in claim 17, further including a series of unit operations between steps (a) through (d) for optimizing the synthesis of hydrocarbons. 32. The process as set forth in claim 31, further comprising removing carbon dioxide from said syngas prior to synthesis of said hydrocarbons. 33. The process as set forth in claim 31, wherein said series of unit operations includes syngas cleansing, which includes at least one of a caustic wash, an acid wash, and an activated charcoal treatment. 34. The process as set forth in claim 32, wherein removing carbon dioxide includes at least one of drying and compression of said carbon dioxide.
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