Abstract:
A process for the conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbons by contacting the synthesis gas at an elevated temperature and pressure with a suspension comprising a solid particulate catalyst suspended in a liquid medium, which contacting takes place in a system comprising at least one high shear mixing zone and a reactor vessel wherein the volume of suspension present in the high shear mixing zone(s) is substantially less than the volume of suspension present in the reactor vessel, suspension is mixed with synthesis gas in the high shear mixing zone(s), the resulting mixture of suspension and synthesis gas is discharged from the high shear mixing zone(s) into the reactor vessel and wherein kinetic energy is dissipated to the suspension present in the high shear mixing zone(s) at a rate of at least 0.5 kW/m relative to the total volume of suspension present in the system.
Abstract translation:通过使合成气在升高的温度和压力下与包含悬浮在液体介质中的固体颗粒催化剂的悬浮液接触来将合成气转化为烃的方法,所述悬浮液在液体介质中进行,该系统包括至少一个高剪切混合区 和反应器容器,其中存在于高剪切混合区中的悬浮体的体积基本上小于存在于反应器容器中的悬浮液的体积,悬浮液与高剪切混合区中的合成气混合, 所得到的悬浮液和合成气的混合物从高剪切混合区排出到反应器容器中,其中动能以至少0.5kW / s的速率散发到存在于高剪切混合区中的悬浮液中, m 3相对于系统中存在的悬浮体积的总体积。
Abstract:
A process for the purification of aromatic dicarboxylic acid comprising the steps of: (a) slurrying crude aromatic dicarboxylic acid solids with water recycled from at least a filtration step in a feed preparation zone; (b) supplying flash steam in vapour phase to the feed preparation zone from at least one of a crystallisation step, a filtration step, and a drier step; (c) preheating the slurried aromatic dicarboxylic acid solids to form a solution; (d) subjecting the heated solution to hydrogenation; (e) pure aromatic dicarboxylic acid to crystallise; (f) filtering out the crystals of pure aromatic dicarboxylic acid and recovering water in a single stage filtration process; (g) supplying at least part of the recovered water to the feed preparation zone; and (h) drying the filtered crystals and recovering same, wherein the flash stream recovered from at least one of a crystallisation step, a filtration step or a drier step is recovered as a vapour phase stream having a pressure of from about atmospheric to 5 barg and is supplied to the feed preparation zone without phase change. Also described is a system for the purification of aromatic dicarboxylic acid and a feed preparation vessel therefor.
Abstract:
A process for activating a reduced manganese copper catalyst comprising treating the catalyst at a temperature of more than 300°C to about 400°C with hydrogen.
Abstract:
A process for converting synthesis gas to higher hydrocarbons, at an elevated temperature and pressure, comprising continuously introducing a synthesis gas feed stream comprising 0.1 to 50 % by volume of carbon dioxide into a continuous stirred reactor system comprising a reactor vessel containing a suspension of a solid particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst suspended in a liquid medium wherein the solid particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst is stable in the presence of carbon dioxide.
Abstract:
A process for the conversion of synthesis gas to higher hydrocarbons by synthesis gas, at an elevated temperature and pressure, with a suspension of a particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, in a system comprising at least one high shear mixing zone and a reactor vessel wherein the process comprises: (a) passing the suspension and the gaseous stream through the high shear mixing zone(s) wherein the gaseous stream is broken down into gas bubbles and/or irregularly shaped gas voids; (b) discharging suspension having gas bubbles and/or irregularly shaped gas voids dispersed therein from the high shear mixing zone(s) into the reactor vessel; and (c) maintaining the temperature of the suspension discharged into the reactor vessel at the desired reaction temperature by means of an internal heat exchanger positioned within the suspension in the reactor vessel characterized in that at least 5% of the exothermic heat of reaction is removed from the system by means of the internal heat exchanger. The remainder of the exothermic heat of reaction may be removed from the system by means of an external heat exchanger and/or through the introduction of a liquid coolant.
Abstract:
A process for the conversion of synthesis gas to product comprising liquid hydrocarbons wherein said process comprises contacting synthesis gas at an elevated temperature and pressure with a mixed particulate catalyst comprising a mixture of a particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst and a particulate hydrocracking and/or isomerisation catalyst.
Abstract:
A method of starting up a Fischer-Tropsch reaction in a system comprising at least one high shear mixing zone and a reactor vessel which method comprises a) passing a suspension of a particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst in a liquid medium through the high shear mixing zone(s) into the reactor vessel and recycling at least a portion of the suspension to the high shear mixing zone(s) in the substantial absence of a gaseous reactant feed stream comprising synthesis gas; b) increasing the temperature and/or pressure within the reactor vessel until a threshold temperature and/or pressure is reached and subsequently introducing a gaseous reactant stream comprising synthesis gas into the high shear mixing zone(s) where the gaseous reactant stream is mixed with the suspension; c) discharging a mixture comprising synthesis gas and the suspension from the high shear mixing zone(s) into the reactor vessel; d) converting the synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbons in the reactor vessel to form a product suspension comprising the particulate Fischer-Tropsh catalyst suspended in the liquid medium and liquid hydrocarbons; and e) recycling at least a portion of the product suspension to the high shear mixing zone(s).
Abstract:
A process for the conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbons, at least a portion of which are liquid at ambient temperature and pressure, by contacting the synthesis gas at an elevated temperature and pressure with a suspension comprising a solid particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst suspended in a liquid medium, which contacting takes place in a reactor system comprising at least one high shear mixing zone and a reactor vessel wherein the volume of suspension present in the high shear mixing zone(s) is substantially less than the volume of suspension present in the reactor vessel, which process comprises: mixing the suspension with synthesis gas in the high shear mixing zone(s) and dissipating kinetic energy to the suspension present in the high shear mixing zone(s) at a rate of at least 0.5kW/m relative to the total volume of suspension present in the reactor system; discharging the resulting mixture of synthesis gas and suspension from the high shear mixing zone(s) into the reactor vessel; withdrawing suspension from the reactor vessel and, at least in part, recycling the suspension to the high shear mixing zone(s); wherein the suspension which is recycled to the high shear mixing zone(s) is cooled to a temperature which is not more than 100 DEG C below the temperature of the suspension in the reactor vessel with the proviso that the temperature of the cooled suspension is at least 150 DEG C.
Abstract:
A process for activating a cobalt-containing catalyst by contacting the catalyst with hydrogen in a reaction system suitable for use in a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis wherein a first gaseous stream comprising 0.25 to 5 % by volume of hydrogen and 95 to 99.75 % by volume of inert gas is continuously introduced into the reaction system and a second gaseous stream is continuously withdrawn from the reactor system wherein the activation procedure comprises the steps of: (A) heating the contents of the reactor system to a temperature which is in a range of 25 to 5 DEG C below a critical activation temperature; (B) thereafter increasing the temperature at a rate of up to 20 DEG C per hour to a first hold temperature which is in a range of from the critical activation temperature to a temperature which is at most 20 DEG C above the critical activation temperature; and (C) maintaining the contents of the reactor system approaches the hydrogen content of the first gaseous stream.
Abstract:
A process for the co-production of a stream of a fatty alcohol having first carbon chain lengths and a stream of a fatty alcohol having a second carbon chain lengths, said second carbon chain lengths being longer than said first carbon chain lengths, said process comprising the steps of: (a) supplying a stream comprising lower alkyl esters of fatty acids having chain lengths comprising the first and second chain lengths to a first vaporisation zone and contacting said stream with an amount of hydrogen recycled from step (i) which is sufficient to vaporise the lower alkyl esters of the fatty acids having the first carbon chain lengths into the hydrogen; (b) supplying the hydrogen and the vaporised lower alkyl esters of fatty acids having the first carbon chain lengths to a first reaction zone comprising catalyst and operating under reaction conditions to allow hydrogenation to the desired alcohol having first carbon chain lengths; (c) recovering from the first reaction zone an alcohol product stream having first carbon chain lengths and the hydrogen; (d) supplying the unvaporised lower alkyl esters of the fatty acids having second carbon chain lengths remaining from step (a) to a second vaporisation zone; (e) contacting the unvaporised lower alkyl esters having second carbon chain lengths in the second vaporisation zone with an amount of hydrogen sufficient to vaporise the lower alkyl esters having fatty acids of the second carbon chain lengths into the hydrogen; (f) supplying the hydrogen and the vaporised lower alkyl esters of fatty acids having second carbon chain lengths to a second reaction zone comprising catalyst and operating under reaction conditions to allow hydrogenation to the desired alcohol having second carbon chain lengths; (g) recovering from the second reaction zone an alcohol product stream having second carbon chain lengths and hydrogen; (h) separating the stream of fatty acid alcohol having the second carbon chain length from hydrogen; and (i) recycling a portion of the hydrogen recovered in step (h) to the first vaporisation zone and a portion to the second vapourisation zone.