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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2003
Sergio R. Mohedas, Ponca City, OK (US);
Stephen R. Landis, Katy, TX (US);
Rafael L. Espinoza, Ponca City, OK (US);
Ralph T. Goodwin, Iii, Ponca City, OK (US);
Barbara A. Belt, Seabrook, TX (US);
Sergio R. Mohedas, Ponca City, OK (US);
Stephen R. Landis, Katy, TX (US);
Rafael L. Espinoza, Ponca City, OK (US);
Ralph T. Goodwin, III, Ponca City, OK (US);
Barbara A. Belt, Seabrook, TX (US);
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for managing hydrogen in a hydrocarbon gas to liquid plant. The process includes feeding a syngas stream produced by a partial oxidation reactor to a Fischer-Tropsch reactor, thereby converting the syngas to hydrocarbon liquids. It also includes passing a substantially oxygen-free feed stream comprising hydrocarbon gas and water to a steam reformer, thereby producing a hydrogen-rich stream. The H/CO ratio in the syngas feed stream can be adjusted to a desired value by introducing a first portion of the hydrogen-rich stream to the syngas feed stream. A second portion of the hydrogen-rich stream can be passed to one or more hydrogen users, e.g., a catalyst regeneration unit, in the GTL plant.