Abstract:
In one embodiment, a system for upgrading a hydrocarbon material may include a black wax upgrade subsystem and a molten salt gasification (MSG) subsystem. The black wax upgrade subsystem and the MSG subsystem may be located within a common pressure boundary, such as within a pressure vessel. Gaseous materials produced by the MSG subsystem may be used in the process carried out within the black wax upgrade subsystem. For example, hydrogen may pass through a gaseous transfer interface to interact with black wax feed material to hydrogenate such material during a cracking process. In one embodiment, the gaseous transfer interface may include one or more openings in a tube or conduit which is carrying the black wax material. A pressure differential may control the flow of hydrogen within the tube or conduit. Related methods are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A process for preparing paraffins and waxes includes providing a gas mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide to at least two conversion reactors for catalytically converting the gas mixture to obtain an initial Fischer-Tropsch product comprising paraffins having from 5 to 300 carbon atoms. The initial Fischer-Tropsch product streams from each of the reactors are combined before being subjected to a hydrogenation step. The hydrogenated product stream is separated into C5-C9, C10-C17 and C18-300 fractions. The C18-C300 fraction is separated to obtain one or more light waxes having a congealing point in the range of 30 to 75° C. and a heavy wax having a congealing point in the range of 75 to 120° C. The relative concentrations of the C5-C9 and the C10-C17 fractions, and the concentrations of the light and heavy waxes is changed by raising, lowering or maintaining the reaction temperature of at least one of the reactors.
Abstract:
Finished wax compositions with low aromatic content and high oil contents may be suitable for use in candle applications and/or food packaging and other food grade quality applications despite such high oil contents. Such wax compositions can reduce the need for wax refinement and/or post-processing, such as de-oiling, and increase the ease and efficiency of batch preparation and large volume manufacture.
Abstract:
A process to prepare a first middle distillates fraction, a second middle distillates fraction and one or more base oils, the process comprising the steps of providing a Fischer-Tropsch product stream; separating the Fischer-Tropsch product stream to obtain at least a low boiling fraction, boiling below a temperature in the range of from 300 to 450° C., and a high boiling fraction, boiling above a temperature in the range of from 300 to 450° C.; subjecting the high boiling fraction to a hydrocracking/hydroisomerization step to obtain an at least partially isomerised product stream; separating the partially isomerised product stream to obtain a first middle distillates fraction and a residual fraction, wherein the residual fraction has a T10 wt. % boiling point of between 200 and 450° C.; dewaxing the low boiling fraction to obtain a second middle distillates fraction; and dewaxing the residual fraction to obtain one or more base oils.