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Method of Generating Hydrocarbon Reagents from Diesel, Natural Gas and Other Logistical Fuels

Patent ·
OSTI ID:953744

The present invention provides a process for producing reagents for a chemical reaction by introducing a fuel containing hydrocarbons into a flash distillation process wherein the fuel is separated into a first component having a lower average molecular weight and a second component having a higher average molecular weight. The first component is then reformed to produce synthesis gas wherein the synthesis gas is reacted catalytically to produce the desire reagent.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Department of Energy
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Number(s):
7,435,760
Application Number:
11/128,488
OSTI ID:
953744
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English