Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel From Coal

An apparatus to produce a SAF from a batch of coal, the apparatus comprising:

• a coal-reforming apparatus that receives the coal and that produces synthetic gas from the coal;
• a Fischer-Tropsch conversion apparatus that is operably coupled to the coal-reforming apparatus and that receives the synthetic gas and produces a hydrocarbon chain from the synthetic gas, wherein the Fischer-Tropsch conversion apparatus further comprises a membrane separator that is operably coupled to a guard bed that is operably coupled to a Fischer-Tropsch converter that is operably coupled to a steam drum that is operably coupled to the Fischer-Tropsch converter which is operably coupled to a wax trap which is operably coupled to a heat exchanger which is operably coupled to a converter separator that outputs tail gas, the converter separator is also operably coupled to an oil/water cyclone which is operably coupled to a condenser which is operably coupled to a condensate pump which outputs synthetic water, the converter separator and the wax trap are both operably coupled to a wax degasser which is operably coupled to a wax pump which outputs wax;
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• a product-upgrading apparatus that is operably coupled to the Fischer-Tropsch conversion apparatus that receives the hydrocarbon chain and that produces the SAF from the hydrocarbon chain, wherein the product-upgrading apparatus further comprises a PSA that is operably coupled to an H2 compressor which is operably coupled to a hydrocracker which is operably coupled to product separation drums, which is operably coupled to a production pump.