摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to a method for separating liquid from a slurry (10) of solid particles and liquid contained in a vessel (1) in the presence of a gas, which comprises degasifying (12) the slurry and passing the degasified slurry (14) through a cross-flow filter (16), and separating the degasified slurry into the liquid and a concentrated slurry. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of heavy hydrocarbons, which process comprises contacting a synthesis gas in a reactor vessel with a slurry of solid catalyst particles and a liquid, thereby producing heavy hydrocarbons, and separating the liquid containing heavy hydrocarbons from the slurry by the said method.</p> |