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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2004
Applicant:
Randall B. Pruet, Rumbai, ID;
Inventor:
Randall B. Pruet, Rumbai, ID;
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C027/00 ; C02F001/72 ; C02F001/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated Fischer-Tropsch process provides methods for recovering reaction water from a Fischer-Tropsch reactor with minimal adverse environmental effects and with reduced costs compared to traditional methods. Reaction water, preferably separated from an overhead stream from a Fischer-Tropsch reactor, is vaporized and contaminants are thermally oxidized while in the vapor state. The thermal oxidation also produces flue gases, which flue gases may be condensed to recover water.