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One-stage syngas-to-fuel in a micro-structured reactor: Investigation of integration pattern and operating conditions on the selectivity and productivity of liquid fuels

Journal

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 326, Issue -, Pages 37-46

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.05.133

Keywords

Syngas-to-fuel; Micro-structured reactor; Process integration; Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; Hydrocracking

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  1. China Scholarship Council

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A one-stage syngas-to-fuel process was carried out by integrating Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) with hydrocracking (HC) in a micro-reactor to verify the feasibility of a related process simplification with a view to small-scale X-to-liquid (XtL) plants. Different approaches to the integration of the two process steps and the influence of the operating conditions were investigated targeting liquid fuel synthesis (C-5-C-20). It was proven that FTS plays the determining role in the integrated process and HC only exhibits a promoting function. Good performance was obtained in both sequential and mixed-bed systems. With an increase of temperature the liquid fuel selectivity reaches a plateau value of around 70% at 230-250 degrees C, depending on the integration pattern and syngas space velocity. H-2/CO ratio and pressure only have limited influence on the fuel selectivity. FTS was enhanced in the mixed-bed configuration. Meanwhile, consistent hydrocarbon distribution was obtained for both integration patterns when reaching the plateau fuel selectivity. The catalyst stability in both configurations was analyzed, and a reasonable and comparable long-term stability was obtained. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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