Fuel-cell reactor
AssigneePortable GTL Systems, LLC
InventorsRoy A. Bynum, Kevin M. Henson
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Abstract
A reactor containing one or more spiral paths adapted to facilitate the reaction of feed stock, syn-gas with a catalyst or catalysts, for the purpose of synthesizing multiple longer chains of hydrocarbons where there the reactor is further adapted to manage the inflow of syn-gas feed stock, the outflow of hydrocarbon products the recycling of catalysts to ensure minimal maintenance interruptions, where the solid catalyst nodules are of a geometry and size contusive to fluid like movement through the reactor and through a regenerative catalysts management operation. The unit operates with minimal support infrastructure.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a number of elements including:
- a Fischer-Tropsch reactor;
- an integrated power source;
- filter and processing equipment to extract impurities form air, water and short chain gaseous hydrocarbon feed stock;
- a boiler to produce high pressure steam;
- a methane to synthesis gas (syn-gas) reformer;
- a waste water purification system;
- and
- a catalyst management system;
- wherein the system is portable;
- wherein the elements are communicably coupled and are contained in a single housing of dimensions meeting intermodal shipping container requirements.
A system, comprising:
- a Fischer-Tropsch reactor including one or more spiral paths that facilitate a reaction of synthesis gas (syn-gas) feed stock with at least one catalyst;
- wherein the reaction synthesizes multiple longer chains of hydrocarbons;
- wherein the reactor manages an inflow of the syn-gas feed stock and an outflow of hydrocarbon products;
- wherein the catalyst is a solid catalyst of a geometry and size conducive to fluid like movement through the reactor and through a regenerative catalyst management system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.