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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2010
Yasuhiro Onishi, Tokyo, JP;
Eiichi Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Onishi, Tokyo, JP;
Eiichi Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inpex Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A catalyst separation system is provided with: a reactor where hydrocarbons are synthesized by a chemical reaction of a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas as main components, and a catalyst slurry having solid catalyst particles suspended in a liquid; filters which separate the hydrocarbons and the catalyst slurry; and a gas-liquid separator which separates the liquid hydrocarbons flowing out of the filter into gas hydrocarbons and liquid hydrocarbons.