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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2009
Trapti Chaubey, Wilmington, DE (US);
Yudong Chen, Garnet Valley, PA (US);
Robert Gagliano, Cochranville, PA (US);
Trapti Chaubey, Wilmington, DE (US);
Yudong Chen, Garnet Valley, PA (US);
Robert Gagliano, Cochranville, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for decreasing or eliminating unwanted hydrocarbon and oxygenate products caused by FTS reactions in a syngas treatment unit by utilizing heat exchangers and optionally associated pipes that are substantially fabricated of a material selected from the group consisting of chromium containing alloys and carbon steel for heating up gas streams having a carbon monoxide partial pressure of less than or equal to one bar and obtained from a front end purification unit/cold box unit.