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Start-up method of hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus
US9404047B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9404047-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314440772-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | Nov 9, 2012 |
| Publication date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2016 |
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A start-up method for a hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus, comprising: an initial slurry-loading step in which the slurry is loaded into the reactor at the initial stage of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction at a lower loading rate than that applied to the reactor in a steady-state operation; and a CO conversion ratio-increasing step in which the liquid level of the slurry in the reactor is raised by adding to the slurry the hydrocarbons synthesized at the early stage of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction so that the CO conversion ratio is increased in proportion to a rise in the liquid level of the slurry in the reactor.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A start-up method of a hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus, wherein the reaction apparatus is provided with a reactor in which a hydrocarbon is synthesized by a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction of a synthesis gas, whose main components are hydrogen and carbon monoxide, with a slurry including a suspension of catalyst particles, and a cooling device including a vertical heat exchanger tube in contact with the slurry used to remove heat generated by the hydrocarbon synthesis reaction, the start-up method comprising: an initial slurry-loading step in which the slurry is loaded into the reactor at the initial stage of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction at a lower loading rate than that applied to the reactor in a steady-state operation; and a CO conversion ratio-increasing step in which the liquid level of the slurry in the reactor is raised by adding to the slurry the hydrocarbons synthesized at the early stage of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction so that the CO conversion ratio is increased in proportion to a rise in the liquid level of the slurry in the reactor. 2. The start-up method of the hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the heat removal rate by the cooling device, in removing the heat generated by the hydrocarbon synthesis reaction from the slurry, is calculated from an effective area of the heat exchanger tube throughout the CO conversion ratio-increasing step, and the CO conversion ratio is increased by controlling the temperature of the slurry under the condition that a variation of the heat removal rate in response to a variation of the temperature of the slurry exceeds a variation of the heat generation rate of the hydrocarbon synthesis reaction in response to the variation of the temperature of the slurry. 3. The start-up method of the hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the temperature of the coolant flowing through the heat exchanger tube is varied to control the temperature of the slurry throughout the CO conversion ratio-increasing step. 4. The start-up method of the hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature of the slurry is maintained in a range of 150° C. to 240° C., throughout the CO conversion ratio-increasing step. 5. The start-up method of the hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the temperature of the slurry is maintained in a range of 150° C. to 240° C., throughout the CO conversion ratio-increasing step. 6. The start-up method of the hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the temperature of the slurry is maintained in a range of 150° C. to 240° C., throughout the CO conversion ratio-increasing step.
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- A start-up method for a hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus, comprising: an initial slurry-loading step in which the slurry is loaded into the reactor at the initial stage of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction at a lower loading rate than that applied to the reactor in a steady-state operation; and a CO conversion ratio-increasing step in which the liquid level of the slurry in the rea…
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- Japan Oil Gas & Metals Jogmec, Inpex Corp, Jx Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, and 3 more
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- Primary CPC classification C10G2/344. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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