HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS REACTION APPARATUS

摘要

A hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus according to the present invention is provided with: a reactor for bringing a synthetic gas into contact with a slurry that is produced by suspending a solid catalyst in a liquid hydrocarbon, thereby synthesizing a hydrocarbon through a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction; a cylindrical inner tube which is arranged in the reactor in such a manner that there is a space between the lower end of the inner tube and the bottom of the reactor; and a sparger which is arranged on the inner lower side of the inner tube and can blow the synthetic gas into the inside of the inner tube. When the slurry is introduced into the reactor until the position of the upper end of the inner tube becomes lower than the liquid level of the slurry, a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction zone is formed in a space between an extended part from the upper end of the inner tube and the inner surface of the reactor, wherein the slurry containing bubbles flows into the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction zone from the inside of the inner tube via the upper end of the inner tube.