Manufacture of hydrocarbons

Patent · Tue Mar 07 04:00:00 EST 1950

OSTI ID:6720053

d'Ouville, E L

This patent describes a process of producing substantially only liquid hydrocarbons by the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide by passing a synthesis gas composed of 40 to 60% carbon monoxide gas and 50 to 30% hydrogen with minor amounts of impurities under a pressure of 10 to 30 atmospheres into contact with a sintered iron catalyst at a temperature of 250/sup 0/ to 350/sup 0/C. This process will produce substantially only liquid hydrocarbons and a residue gas containing a high percentage of carbon dioxide. The process continues by reacting one part of the residue gas from the catalytic conversion with methane to make one synthesis gas rich in hydrogen. The residue gas is reacted with coke to make a second synthesis gas rich in carbon monoxide which is blending to provide the said synthesis gas for the hydrogenation reaction.

• Assignee: Koppers Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
• Patent Number(s): US 2499372
• OSTI ID: 6720053
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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