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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2012
Kellogg Brown & Root Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Siva Ariyapadi, Pearland, TX (US);
Philip Shires, Katy, TX (US);
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for processing a hydrocarbon are provided. The method can include gasifying a feedstock within a gasifier to provide a raw syngas. The raw syngas can be processed within a purification system to provide a treated syngas. A first portion of the treated syngas can be converted into a first effluent in a first methanator. The first effluent can be mixed with a second portion of the treated syngas to provide a first mixed effluent. The first mixed effluent can be converted into a second effluent in a second methanator. The second effluent can be mixed with a third portion of the treated syngas to provide a second mixed effluent. The second mixed effluent can be converted into a third effluent in a third methanator.