Carbon to liquids system and method of operation

摘要

A carbon to liquids system comprising: a source of syngas; a first reactor coupled in flow communication with said syngas source and configured to receive a flow of syngas therein, said first reactor comprising a polymeric material, wherein said first reactor reacts the syngas and a catalyst in a Fischer-Tropsch reaction that produces a product comprising steam, wherein the polymeric material is configured to permit the permeation of the steam therethrough; and a recycle path coupled in flow communication with said first reactor, wherein said recycle path is configured to channel the permeated steam to a vessel positioned upstream from said first reactor. A method of operating a carbon to liquids system includes receiving a flow of syngas and reacting the syngas and a catalyst to produce a product including steam. The method also includes recycling the permeated steam to a vessel positioned upstream from the reactor.

主权项

1. A carbon to liquids reactor comprising:
a reactor configured to receive a flow of cooling fluid therein, the reactor having a passage that circumscribes at least one reactor tube present in the reactor in which syngas can be reacted in the presence of a catalyst in a Fischer-Tropsch reaction that produces a product comprising hydrocarbons and steam, wherein the reactor tube comprises a polymeric material permeable to steam thereby enabling steam to permeate through the polymeric material into the passage, and wherein the passage is configured to enable flow of the cooling fluid therethrough to enable contact of the cooling fluid with the permeated steam in the passage.