CONVERTIBLE METHANOL/FISCHER-TROPSCH PLANT AND METHOD

摘要

Lower molecular weight organic materials are converted to more valuable products in a variable flow, selectively operated multiproduct plant. The plant includes a reformer (12, 25) to produce syngas from the hydrocarbon feed, multi output valving (13) to direct the syngas product stream to one or both of a methanol reactor (18) and a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) products plant (19), depending on the ambient value of these chemicals. Prior to introducing the syngas into the FT plant 19, the CO2 and H2 are removed by scrubbers (12, 13) and recycled appropriately.