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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2006
John Vitucci, Spring, TX (US);
Michael Joseph Bowe, Preston, GB;
Lawrence Andrew Stryker, La Crescent, MN (US);
Douglas Eugene Decker, La Crosse, WI (US);
Vinh N. Le, Houston, TX (US);
John Vitucci, Spring, TX (US);
Michael Joseph Bowe, Preston, GB;
Lawrence Andrew Stryker, La Crescent, MN (US);
Douglas Eugene Decker, La Crosse, WI (US);
Vinh N. Le, Houston, TX (US);
CompactGTL PLC, Oxfordshire, GB;
Abstract
A compact catalytic reactor for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis () comprises a reactor module () defining a multiplicity of first and second flow channels arranged alternately, for carrying a gas mixture, and a coolant respectively. A removable gas-permeable catalyst structure () with a substrate for example of metal foil is provided in each flow channel in which the synthesis reaction is to occur. The reactor module () is enclosed within a pressure vessel (), the pressure within the pressure vessel being arranged to be at a pressure substantially that of the high pressure reacting gas mixture. Consequently all the flow channels within the module are either at the pressure of their surroundings, or are under compression; no parts are under tension. This simplifies the design of the module, and increases the proportion of reactor volume which can be occupied by the catalyst.