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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2010
Yong Wang, Richland, WA (US);
Anna Lee Tonkovich, Marysville, OH (US);
Terry Mazanec, Solon, OH (US);
Francis P. Daly, Delaware, OH (US);
Dave Vanderwiel, Brecksville, OH (US);
Jianli HU, Kennewick, WA (US);
Chunshe Cao, Kennewick, WA (US);
Charles Kibby, Benicia, CA (US);
Xiaohong Shari LI, Richland, WA (US);
Michael D. Briscoe, Katy, TX (US);
Nathan Gano, Dublin, OH (US);
Ya-huei Chin, Richland, WA (US);
Yong Wang, Richland, WA (US);
Anna Lee Tonkovich, Marysville, OH (US);
Terry Mazanec, Solon, OH (US);
Francis P. Daly, Delaware, OH (US);
Dave VanderWiel, Brecksville, OH (US);
Jianli Hu, Kennewick, WA (US);
Chunshe Cao, Kennewick, WA (US);
Charles Kibby, Benicia, CA (US);
Xiaohong Shari Li, Richland, WA (US);
Michael D. Briscoe, Katy, TX (US);
Nathan Gano, Dublin, OH (US);
Ya-Huei Chin, Richland, WA (US);
Velocys, Inc., Plain City, OH (US);
Abstract
The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a reactant composition comprising Hand CO to a product comprising at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms, the process comprising: flowing the reactant composition through a microchannel reactor in contact with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to convert the reactant composition to the product, the microchannel reactor comprising a plurality of process microchannels containing the catalyst; transferring heat from the process microchannels to a heat exchanger; and removing the product from the microchannel reactor; the process producing at least about 0.5 gram of aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms per gram of catalyst per hour; the selectivity to methane in the product being less than about 25%. The disclosed invention also relates to a supported catalyst comprising Co, and a microchannel reactor comprising at least one process microchannel and at least one adjacent heat exchange zone.