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AssigneeBP Exploration Operating Company Limited
InventorsGraham Walter Ketley, Barry Nay, David Newton
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A process for the conversion of synthesis gas into higher hydrocarbon products in a system comprising a high shear mixing zone and a post mixing zone wherein the process comprises: a) passing a suspension of catalyst in a liquid medium through the high shear mixing zone where the suspension is mixed with synthesis gas; b) discharging a mixture of synthesis gas and suspension from the high shear mixing zone into the post mixing zone; c) converting at least a portion of the synthesis gas to higher hydrocarbons in the post mixing zone to form a product suspension comprising catalyst suspended in the liquid medium and the higher hydrocarbons; d) separating a gaseous stream comprising uncoverted synthesis gas from the product suspension; e) recycling the separated gaseous stream to the high shear mixing zone; and f) recycling at least a portion of the product suspension to the high shear mixing zone.
A process for the conversion of synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbon products by contacting the synthesis gas at an elevated temperature and pressure with a suspension comprising catalyst suspended in a liquid medium, in a system comprising a tank reactor which is provided at or near the top thereof with at least one injector-mixing nozzle wherein the process comprises the steps of:
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