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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Ermanno Filippi, Castagnola, CH;
Francesco Baratto, Como, IT;
Inventors:
Ermanno Filippi, Castagnola, CH;
Francesco Baratto, Como, IT;
Assignee:
Methanol Casale S.A., , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for producing substitute natural gas (SNG) comprising the steps of reacting a fresh syngas () into a methanation section () comprising adiabatic reactors (-) connected in series, with heat removal and reacted gas-recirculation, wherein the fresh syngas is fed in parallel to said adiabatic reactors. In a preferred embodiment the reacted gas is recirculated to the first reactor () and further dilution of the fresh gas at the inlet of the first and second reactor is achieved by steam addition.