Commercial Fischer-Tropsch reactor

A catalytic reaction system comprising:

• a catalytic reactor fluidly connected with at least two slurry loops, wherein the catalytic reactor is a substantially cylindrical vessel, wherein the substantially cylindrical vessel comprises openings therethrough providing at least as many reactor product outlets and at least as many slurry return inlets as slurry loops;
• wherein each slurry loop comprises a separation system external to the catalytic reactor and comprising at least one separation device for separating concentrated catalyst slurry and gas from liquid product, wherein the at least one separation device comprises a product outlet for removal of liquid product therefrom;
• a slurry offtake fluidly connecting an inlet of the at least one separation device to one of the reactor product outlets such that, during operation, a portion of a slurry within the catalytic reactor can be introduced directly from the vessel to the separation device;
• a slurry return fluidly connecting an outlet of the at least one separation device to one of the slurry return inlets;
• and a separator gas outlet located at or near a top of the at least one separation device, and through which gas is removed therefrom,
• wherein at least one separation device of at least one separation system comprises a magnetic dynamic separation vessel comprising a vertical feed conduit fluidly connected with the inlet of the magnetic dynamic separation vessel, and wherein the vertical feed conduit is located at a side of the magnetic dynamic settling vessel and extends at least 70% of the length of the magnetic dynamic separation vessel.