Microchannel hydrocrackers for production of high value fuel from Fischer-Tropsch wax

Soumitra Deshmukh, Maddalena Fanelli, Kai T. Jarosch, Jan J. Lerou, Timothy J. LaPlante, Michael Marchiando, Scott Rankin, Ed Rode, Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, Laura Silva, Charles White, Jeff McDaniel

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Abstract

With the growing need for alternative and synthetic fuels, much attention is being devoted to their production using the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) route from non-food resources, e.g., stranded natural gas reserves, coal, and waste. Experimental results for the hydrocracking of FT waxes in a microchannel reactor are presented. The high heat and mass transfer rate advantage of the microreactors is confirmed with higher productivity for the hydrocracking process. A multifold increase in the reactor throughput can be achieved using a microchannel hydrocracker while maintaining a good quality product distribution. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety (Tampa, FL 4/26-30/2009).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationConference Proceedings - 2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety
StatePublished - Dec 1 2008
Event2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety - Tampa, FL, United States
Duration: Apr 26 2009Apr 30 2009

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - 2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety

Other

Other2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityTampa, FL
Period4/26/094/30/09

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Safety Research

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