Title:
FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002097011
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A process which comprises contacting a gaseous reactant stream comprising synthesis gas at elevated temperature and pressure with a suspension of a particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising cobalt in a liquid medium in a reactor system comprising at least one high shear mixing zone and a reactor vessel wherein the process comprises the steps of: a) contacting the particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst with a reducing gas at elevated temperature and pressure outside of the high shear mixing zone(s) and the reactor vessel and subsequently suspending the particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst in the liquid medium; b) passing the suspension from step a) through the high shear mixing zone(s) where the gaseous reactant stream comprising synthesis gas is mixed with the suspension; c) discharging a mixture comprising the synthesis gas and the suspension from the high shear mixing zone(s) into the reactor vessel; and d) converting the synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbons in the reactor vessel to form a product suspension comprising the particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst suspended in the liquid medium and liquid hydrocarbons.
Inventors:
FONT FREIDE JOSEPHUS JOHANNES (GB)
NAY BARRY (GB)
SHARP CHRISTOPHER (GB)
NAY BARRY (GB)
SHARP CHRISTOPHER (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2002/002328
Publication Date:
May 08, 2003
Filing Date:
May 17, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BP EXPLORATION OPERATING (GB)
DAVY PROCESS TECHN LTD (GB)
FONT FREIDE JOSEPHUS JOHANNES (GB)
NAY BARRY (GB)
SHARP CHRISTOPHER (GB)
DAVY PROCESS TECHN LTD (GB)
FONT FREIDE JOSEPHUS JOHANNES (GB)
NAY BARRY (GB)
SHARP CHRISTOPHER (GB)
International Classes:
C10G2/00; (IPC1-7): C10G2/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001038269A1 | 2001-05-31 |
Foreign References:
| EP0533227A1 | 1993-03-24 | |||
| GB728543A | 1955-04-20 |
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