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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Vitali Victor Lissianski, Schenectady, NY (US);
Surinder Prabhjot Singh, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dhaval Aijt Bhandari, Troy, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A carbon to liquids system comprising: a source of syngas; a first reactor coupled in flow communication with said syngas source and configured to receive a flow of syngas therein, said first reactor comprising a polymeric material, wherein said first reactor reacts the syngas and a catalyst in a Fischer-Tropsch reaction that produces a product comprising steam, wherein the polymeric material is configured to permit the permeation of the steam therethrough; and a recycle path coupled in flow communication with said first reactor, wherein said recycle path is configured to channel the permeated steam to a vessel positioned upstream from said first reactor. A method of operating a carbon to liquids system includes receiving a flow of syngas and reacting the syngas and a catalyst to produce a product including steam. The method also includes recycling the permeated steam to a vessel positioned upstream from the reactor.