Upgrading of light Fischer-Tropsch products

Technical Report · Fri Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5650015

Shah, P P

The upgrading of Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) light ends was studied at UOP in a program sponsored by the Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center of the US Department of Energy. The goal of the program was to increase the overall yield of marketable transportation fuels from the F-T upgrading complex by focusing on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and naphtha. An overview of the entire light-ends program is presented in this paper. Although this contract is specifically concerned with light products (C{sub 3}-C{sub 11}), a separate DOE-sponsored program at UOP investigated the characterization and upgrading of the heavy end of the F-T product spectrum: F-T wax. An economic analysis of the light and heavy ends upgrading was performed to evaluate the conversion of F-T products to marketable transportation fuels. 9 refs., 7 figs., 9 tabs.

• Research Organization: UOP, Inc., Des Plaines, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-86PC90014
• OSTI ID: 5650015
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/90014-T8; ON: DE91011315
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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