APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR GAS TO LIQUID (GTL) CONVERSION

• Main Authors: RAJAGOPAL, SANTANAM, KUMAR, BRIJESH, KUAMR, ANAND, BALIVADA, RAVIKUMAR, BADHE, RAJESH MURALIDHAR, SHARMA, ALOK, MALHOTRA, RAVINDER KUMAR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 12.01.2012
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; METALLURGY; MINERAL WAXES; PEAT; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVEHYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, ORGASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

This invention relates to an apparatus and a process for conversion of syngas into one or more hydrocarbons in presence of Fisher-Tropsch catalyst comprising in-situ catalyst activation in a separate fluid bed reactor. Activation is carried out in the dry phase in flowing hydrogen atmosphere in flui...