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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Applicant:
Rian Steyn, Kempton Park, ZA;
Inventor:
Rian Steyn, Kempton Park, ZA;
Assignee:
ASA Energy Conversions Ltd., Road Town, Tortola, VG;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 2/00 (2006.01); C10G 45/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/30 (2006.01); B01J 19/32 (2006.01); B01D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 2/341 (2013.01); B01D 3/009 (2013.01); B01J 19/30 (2013.01); B01J 19/32 (2013.01); C10G 2/32 (2013.01); C10G 2/332 (2013.01); C10G 45/00 (2013.01); B01J 2219/30203 (2013.01); B01J 2219/30215 (2013.01); B01J 2219/3221 (2013.01); B01J 2219/32466 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1022 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1025 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4087 (2013.01); C10G 2400/02 (2013.01); C10G 2400/04 (2013.01); C10G 2400/08 (2013.01); C10G 2400/20 (2013.01); C10G 2400/22 (2013.01); C10G 2400/26 (2013.01); C10G 2400/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process and apparatus for converting a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to hydrocarbons comprising reacting the hydrogen and carbon monoxide at elevated temperature and pressure in contact with a suitable catalyst in a reactive distillation column is disclosed.