Enhancement of Fischer-Tropsch process for hydrocarbon fuel formulation in a GTL environment

摘要

An enhanced Fischer-Tropsch process for the synthesis of sulfur free, clean burning, hydrocarbon fuels, examples of which include syndiesel and aviation fuel. Naphtha is destroyed in a syngas generator and recycled as feedstock to an Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor in order to enhance the production of syndiesel from the reactor. The process enhancement results is the maximum production of formulated syndiesel without the formation of low value by-products.

主权项

1. A process for synthesizing hydrocarbons, comprising the steps of:
(a) formulating a hydrogen rich stream with a syngas generator; (b) catalytically converting said stream to produce the hydrocarbons, containing at least naphtha; (c) recycling at least a portion of said naphtha to said syngas generator to form an enhanced hydrogen rich stream; and (d) re-circulating said enhanced hydrogen rich stream from step (c) for conversion in step (b) to enhance the synthesis of hydrocarbons.