Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using microchannel technology and novel catalyst and microchannel reactor

• Main Authors: Wang, Yong, Tonkovich, Anna Lee, Mazanec, Terry, Daly, Francis P, VanderWiel, Dave, Hu, Jianli, Cao, Chunshe, Kibby, Charles, Li, Xiaohong Shari, Briscoe, Michael D, Gano, Nathan, Chin, Ya-Huei
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.05.2012

2 The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a reactant composition comprising Hand CO to a product comprising at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms, the process comprising: flowing the reactant composition through a microchannel reactor in contact with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to convert the reactant composition to the product, the microchannel reactor comprising a plurality of process microchannels containing the catalyst; transferring heat from the process microchannels to a heat exchanger; and removing the product from the microchannel reactor; the process producing at least about 0.5 gram of aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms per gram of catalyst per hour; the selectivity to methane in the product being less than about 25%. The disclosed invention also relates to a supported catalyst comprising Co, and a microchannel reactor comprising at least one process microchannel and at least one adjacent heat exchange zone.