Title:
FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS PROCESS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002031083
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A process for the conversion of synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbon products comprising contacting, in a slurry reactor, synthesis gas at an elevated temperature and pressure with a suspension of catalyst in a liquid medium, introducing a low boiling solvent into the slurry reactor, vaporising at least a portion of the low boiling solvent in the slurry reactor, withdrawing from the slurry reactor, a gaseous stream comprising unreacted synthesis gas and vaporised low boiling solvent, cooling at least a portion of the gaseous stream to a temperature at which liquid condenses out so as to form a two phase mixture of gas and condensed liquid, and recycling at least a portion of the gas and at least a portion of the condensed liquid to the slurry reactor.
Inventors:
FONT-FREIDE JOSEPHUS JOHANNES (US)
FORTUNE STEPHEN (US)
NAY BARRY (GB)
NEWTON DAVID (GB)
FORTUNE STEPHEN (US)
NAY BARRY (GB)
NEWTON DAVID (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2001/004487
Publication Date:
January 23, 2003
Filing Date:
October 09, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BP EXPLORATION OPERATING (GB)
KVAERNER PROCESS TECH LTD (GB)
FONT-FREIDE JOSEPHUS JOHANNES (US)
FORTUNE STEPHEN (US)
NAY BARRY (GB)
NEWTON DAVID (GB)
KVAERNER PROCESS TECH LTD (GB)
FONT-FREIDE JOSEPHUS JOHANNES (US)
FORTUNE STEPHEN (US)
NAY BARRY (GB)
NEWTON DAVID (GB)
International Classes:
C10G2/00; (IPC1-7): C10G2/00; C07C1/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001094499A1 | 2001-12-13 |
Foreign References:
| DE3231813A1 | 1984-03-01 | |||
| US5252613A | 1993-10-12 | |||
| US5900159A | 1999-05-04 |
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