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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Rodney Allam, Chippenham, GB;
Andrew Weaver, Walton-on-Thames, GB;
Vincent White, Epsom, GB;
David B. Byard, Woking, GB;
Rodney Allam, Chippenham, GB;
Andrew Weaver, Walton-on-Thames, GB;
Vincent White, Epsom, GB;
David B. Byard, Woking, GB;
GTLpetrol LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Higher molecular weight hydrocarbon compounds or oxygenates are produced from a gas comprising methane in a process comprising the steps of generating synthesis gas ('syngas') comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen by reaction of a gas comprising methane with steam and/or an oxidant gas comprising oxygen, producing higher molecular weight hydrocarbon compounds or oxygenates in a syngas conversion process, removing offgas comprising unreacted hydrogen and unreacted carbon monoxide from said syngas conversion process and separating cryogenically unreacted hydrogen from said offgas or from a gas derived therefrom to produce separated hydrogen product that is substantially free of unreacted carbon monoxide and a first cryogenic liquid comprising unreacted carbon monoxide. The unreacted hydrogen is preferably separated from the offgas in a liquid methane wash column.