Catalyst separation system
AssigneesJapan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Inpex Corporation, Jx Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasuhiro Onishi, Eiichi Yamada
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Abstract
A catalyst separation system is provided with: a reactor where hydrocarbons are synthesized by a chemical reaction of a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas as main components, and a catalyst slurry having solid catalyst particles suspended in a liquid; filters which separate the hydrocarbons and the catalyst slurry; and a gas-liquid separator which separates the liquid hydrocarbons flowing out of the filter into gas hydrocarbons and liquid hydrocarbons.
Claims5
A catalyst separation system comprising:
- a reactor for synthesis of hydrocarbons by a chemical reaction of a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas as main components in the presence of a catalyst slurry having solid catalyst particles suspended in a liquid;
- filters for separating the hydrocarbons and the catalyst slurry;
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- a gas-liquid separator for separating the hydrocarbons flowing out of the filters into gas hydrocarbons and liquid hydrocarbons,
- wherein the gas-liquid separator comprises a plurality of branch pipes which extend from the filters and a collecting pipe which collects fluid flowing through the branch pipes,
- wherein the collecting pipe has a diameter larger than the diameter of the branch pipes, and
- wherein the collecting pipe is a ring-shaped header.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.