System and process for production of liquid product from light gas
AssigneeH R D Corporation
InventorsAbbas HASSAN, Ebrahim BAGHERZADEH, Rayford G. ANTHONY, Gregory BORSINGER, Aziz HASSAN
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Abstract
A method for producing a product comprising at least one selected from C2+ hydrocarbons, oxygenates, and combinations thereof from light gas comprising one or more of carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, and methanol by forming a dispersion of light gas in a liquid feed, wherein the dispersion is formed at least in part with high shear forces and wherein at least one of the liquid feed and the light gas is a hydrogen source. A system for carrying out the method is also presented.
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A system for converting a light gas comprising carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, propane, butane, or a combination thereof to a product comprising at least one selected from oxygenates, C2+ hydrocarbons, and combinations thereof, the system comprising:
- at least one high shear mixing device comprising at least one generator comprising a rotor and a stator separated by a shear gap, wherein the shear gap is the minimum distance between the rotor and the stator, and wherein the high shear mixing device is capable of producing a tip speed of the rotor of greater than 22.9 m/s (4,500 ft/min);
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- a pump configured for delivering a mixture comprising light gas and a liquid medium to the high shear mixing device.
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