Where is Fischer Tropsch technology used?
The world's largest scale implementation of Fischer–Tropsch technology is a series of plants operated by Sasol in South Africa, a country with large coal reserves, but little oil. With a capacity of 165 000 Bpd at its Secunda plant. The first commercial plant opened in 1952.
What's new in Fischer–Tropsch reactor technology?
One reactor with a capacity of 500,000 tons per annum is now in operation and even larger ones are being built (nearly 850,000 tons per annum). The process is now used mainly for C 2 and C 7 alkene production. This new development can be regarded as an important progress in Fischer–Tropsch...
What is Fischer Tropsch gasification?
In the usual implementation, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the feedstocks for FT, are produced from coal, natural gas, or biomass in a process known as gasification. The Fischer–Tropsch process then converts these gases into a synthetic lubrication oil and synthetic fuel.
What type of catalyst is used in Fischer Tropsch synthesis?
Cobalt catalysts are more active for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis when the feedstock is natural gas. Natural gas has a high hydrogen to carbon ratio, so the water-gas shift is not needed for cobalt catalysts. Iron catalysts are preferred for lower quality feedstocks such as coal or biomass.
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This application is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT/EP2017/070917, filed Aug. 18, 2017, which claims priority to Great Britain Patent Application No. GB 1614363.8, filed Aug. 23, 2016, the disclosures of which are explicitly incorporated by reference herein.
Claims
1. A process for improving performance of a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising the steps of: