Fischer-tropsch wax composition and method of transport

A method of transporting wax comprising:

• a) forming wax particles comprising ≧75 weight % of wax particles larger than 0.1 mm from a paraffinic wax;
• b) adding the wax particles to a liquid comprising ≧50 weight % water and having a pH of >5 and a true vapor pressure of ≦14.7 psia when measured at 20° C., to form a transportable product comprising 90 to 20 weight % liquid and 10 to 80 weight % wax particles;
• c) transporting the transportable product;
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• d) separating the wax particles from the liquid.

A method of making a transportable Fischer-Tropsch derived product comprising:

• a) performing a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to provide a product stream comprising a substantially paraffinic wax product;
• b) isolating from the product stream the substantially paraffinic wax product;
• c) forming wax particles comprising ≧75 weight % of wax particles larger than 0.1 mm from the substantially paraffinic wax;
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• d) adding the wax particles to a liquid comprising >50 weight % water and having a pH of >5 and a true vapor pressure of ≦14.7 psia when measured at 20° C., to form a transportable product comprising 90 to 20 weight % liquid and 10 to 80 weight % wax particles.

A method of converting a hydrocarbonaceous asset at a remote site into products that are delivered to a developed site for conversion into salable finished products, the process comprising:

• a) converting the hydrocarbonaceous asset into syngas;
• b) converting at least a portion of the syngas by a Fischer-Tropsch process to provide paraffinic wax product and an aqueous stream;
• c) forming the wax into wax particles comprising ≧75 weight % of wax particles larger than 0.1 mm;
• d) treating at least a portion of the aqueous stream to reduce its acid content to provide a treated aqueous stream having a pH of ≧5;
• e) adding the wax particles to at least a portion of the treated aqueous stream to form a transportable product comprising 90 to 20 weight % liquid and 10 to 80 weight % of wax particles;
• f) maintaining the transportable product at a temperature of ≦65° C.;
• g) transporting the transportable product to the developed site;
• h) unloading the transportable product at the developed site;
• i) separating the wax particles from the treated aqueous stream;
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• j) converting at least a portion of the wax particles into salable finished products.

A method for transporting a transportable product including at least one first remote site and at least one second developed site comprising:

• a) receiving at a developed site the transportable product, which is produced at one or a plurality of remote sites by a method comprising:
• i) forming wax particles comprising ≧75 weight % of wax particles larger than 0.1 mm from a paraffinic wax;
• and
• ii) adding the wax particles to a liquid comprising ≧50 weight % water and having a pH of >5 and a true vapor pressure of ≦14.7 psia when measured at 20° C., to form a transportable product comprising 90 to 20 weight % liquid and 10 to 80 weight % wax particles;
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• b) unloading the transportable product.