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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Gerrit Leendert Bezemer, Amsterdam, NL;
Hans Michiel Huisman, Amsterdam, NL;
Tyrone James McKnight, Amsterdam, NL;
Wilhelmus Johannes Franciscus Scholten, Amsterdam, NL;
Wenping Yang, Amsterdam, NL;
SHELL OIL COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of producing normally solid, normally liquid and optionally normally gaseous hydrocarbons involves contacting a gas mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide with a catalyst under elevated temperature and pressure, to convert at least part of the hydrogen and carbon monoxide into hydrocarbons. An effluent is withdrawn from the reactor and subjected to a separation step to form at least a heavy fraction and a light fraction. The heavy fraction comprises normally solid hydrocarbons, while the light fraction comprises unconverted syngas and normally liquid and optionally normally gaseous hydrocarbons. The light fraction is sent to a light ends stripper operating at a temperature of maximally 200° C. to obtain a hydrocarbons fraction comprising normally liquid hydrocarbons. The heavy fraction is subjected to flash evaporation or steam stripping to obtain a hydrocarbon stream of normally solid hydrocarbons (comprising mainly C10+ hydrocarbons).