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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2007
Method for optimizing the operation of a unit for the synthesis of hydrocarbons from a synthesis gas
Marie-claire Marion, Vernaison, FR;
Francois Hugues, Vernaison, FR;
Marie-Claire Marion, Vernaison, FR;
Francois Hugues, Vernaison, FR;
IFP Energies Nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison Cedex, FR;
ENI S.p.A., Rome, IT;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for optimizing the operation of a reaction section for hydrocarbon synthesis starting from a feed comprising synthesis gas, operated in the presence of a catalyst comprising cobalt. This method comprises the following steps: a) determining the theoretical molar ratio, P:P, in the reaction section; b) optionally, adjusting the ratio P:Pdetermined in step a) to a value strictly below 1; c) determining the new value for the theoretical ratio P:Pin the reaction section; and repeating steps a) to c) until the ratio of the partial pressures of water and hydrogen, P:P, has a value strictly less than 1.1.