NZ588113A - Process for conversion of biogas to liquid fuel by passing it through a heated petroleum fraction with a transition metal catalyst - Google Patents

Process for conversion of biogas to liquid fuel by passing it through a heated petroleum fraction with a transition metal catalyst

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NZ588113A
NZ588113A NZ588113A NZ58811309A NZ588113A NZ 588113 A NZ588113 A NZ 588113A NZ 588113 A NZ588113 A NZ 588113A NZ 58811309 A NZ58811309 A NZ 58811309A NZ 588113 A NZ588113 A NZ 588113A
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biogas
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M Heines
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Gunnerman Rudolf W
Peter W Gunnerman
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Priority claimed from US12/212,968 external-priority patent/US7897124B2/en
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Publication of NZ588113A publication Critical patent/NZ588113A/en

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Abstract

Biogases such as natural gas and other gases capable of being biologically derived by digestion of organic matter are converted to a clean-burning hydrocarbon liquid fuel in a process wherein a biogas is fed to a reaction vessel where the biogas contacts a liquid petroleum fraction and a transition metal catalyst immersed in the liquid, vaporized product gas is drawn from a vapor space above the liquid level, condensed, and fed to a product vessel where condensate is separated from uncondensed gas and drawn off as the liquid product fuel. Uncondensed gas can be recycled to the reaction vessel.

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<div class="application article clearfix" id="description"> <p class="printTableText" lang="en">Received by IPONZ 23 May 2012 <br><br> PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF BIOGAS <br><br> TO LIQUID FUEL <br><br> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <br><br> 1. Field of the Invention <br><br> 5 [0001] This invention lies in the field of biogas and its use as a source of energy and its conversion to liquid fuel. <br><br> 2. Description of the Prior Art <br><br>
[0002] Alternative sources of energy are in ever increasing demand as crude oil fluctuates in price and as governments and the public at large become increasingly concerned over adverse 10 environmental impacts of gaseous emissions from the processing of crude oil. A major group of alternatives to crude oil are the gases commonly known as "biogas" which refers generally to gases resulting from the decomposition of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. The decomposition can occur in disposal facilities for treating municipal waste and waste products in general, and the decomposition processes generally include anaerobic digestion and fermentation 15 of biodegradable materials such as biomass, manure, sewage, municipal waste, and energy crops. The decomposition can also occur naturally in geological formations. Depending on its source, biogas can include hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide, as well as relatively benign gases such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Natural gas is one form of biogas. <br><br> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <br><br> 20 [0002a] In a first aspect the present invention provides a process for producing liquid fuel from a biogas, said process comprising: <br><br> (a) passing said biogas through a liquid petroleum fraction at a temperature of about 80°C or above but below boiling, while contacting said biogas and said liquid <br><br> 1 <br><br> Received by IPONZ 23 May 2012 <br><br> petroleum fraction with a metallic grid formed of a plurality of transition metals including cobalt, nickel, and tungsten, at a pressure of from about one atmosphere to about two atmospheres, to produce a gaseous effluent; and (b) condensing said effluent to liquid form. <br><br> 5 [0002b] In a second aspect, the present invention provides a liquid fuel when produced by the process of the invention. <br><br> [0002c] The term "comprising" as used in this specification and claims means "consisting at least in part of'. When interpreting statements in this specification and claims which includes 10 the "comprising", other features besides the features prefaced by this term in each statement can also be present. Related terms such as "comprise" and "comprised" are to be interpreted in similar manner. <br><br> [0002d] In this specification where reference has been made to patent specifications, other 15 external documents, or other sources of information, this is generally for the puipose of providing a context for discussing the features of the invention. Unless specifically stated otherwise, reference to such external documents is not to be construed as an admission that such documents, or such sources of information, in any jurisdiction, are prior art, or form part of the common general knowledge in the art. <br><br> 20 <br><br> [0002e] In the description in this specification reference may be made to subject matter that is not within the scope of the claims of the current application. That subject matter should be readily identifiable by a person skilled in the art and may assist in putting into practice the invention as defined in the claims of this application. <br><br> 25 <br><br>
[0003] It has now been discovered that biogas can be converted to a clean-burning liquid fuel that can drive an engine or any other machinery or appliance that is typically run by a petroleum-based fuel. The term "clean-burning" when used to describe a liquid fuel means a liquid fuel that upon combustion produces a gaseous combustion product that is at least substantially free of <br><br> 2 <br><br> (followed by 2a) <br><br> Received by IPONZ 23 May 2012 <br><br> particulate emissions and odor. The conversion of biogas to such a fuel as described herein is achieved by passing the biogas through a liquid reaction medium that contains a petroleum fraction, and doing so at an elevated but non-boiling temperature, while contacting the reaction medium with a transition metal catalyst. The gaseous product that results from the contact 5 contains a vapor that can be condensed to achieve the liquid fuel. When the process is operated on a continuous basis, the product is produced in a volume that far exceeds the starting volume of the reaction medium. <br><br>
[0004] A preferred design for a chemical plant in which the process of this invention is performed is one that includes a gas-liquid reaction vessel and a product vessel, with a gas feed <br><br> 10 to the reaction vessel for inlet biogas and a port on the product vessel from which to draw liquid product. Fluid transfer conduits connect the two vessels, including one such conduit transferring vaporized product from the reaction vessel through a condenser and then to the product vessel, and another such conduit transferring uncondensed gas from the product vessel back to the reaction vessel. Mounted inside the reaction vessel is a metallic grid formed from a plurality of <br><br> 15 transition metals including cobalt, nickel, and tungsten and gas distributors for both the feed gas and the recycle gas, both under the liquid level. Optional features include a supplemental gas-phase reaction vessel downstream of the gas-liquid reaction vessel and upstream of the condenser, the supplementary vessel itself containing a grid of transition metal catalyst to react unreacted materials in the stream of vaporized product emerging from the reaction vessel. <br><br> 20 Further features of the plant design are described below. <br><br>
[0005] The reaction medium in the gas-liquid reaction vessel is a liquid petroleum fraction, and the liquid product emerging from the product vessel is a hydrocarbon fuel of a composition that is distinct from the liquid petroleum fraction. The plant is operated on a continuous basis, and the reaction can be performed for a prolonged period of time, continuously producing <br><br> 25 product without adding further quantities of liquid petroleum fraction to the reaction vessel, although such further quantities can be added as needed to supplement the liquid level or compensate for liquid that has been entrained with the vaporized product. In either case, the product is readily produced in a volume that far exceeds the starting volume of the liquid petroleum fraction. <br><br> 2a <br><br> (followed by 3) <br><br> WO 2009/126379 <br><br> PCT/US2009/036054 <br><br>
[0006] These and other objects, advantages, and features of the invention are included in the descriptions below. <br><br> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING <br><br>
[0007] The Figure is a process flow diagram embodying an example of an implementation of 5 the invention. <br><br> DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS <br><br>
[0008] The term "biogas" is used herein to include any non-inert gas that can be produced by the biological degradation of organic matter. As noted above, prime examples of biogas are <br><br> 10 hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide, although other gaseous petroleum-based products such as ethane and ethylene, and decomposition products of agricultural waste such as wood chips, grains, grasses, leaves, and the like, are likewise included within the scope of the term. The term is also used herein to include the same gases that are obtained from other sources. One example is methane associated with coal, commonly known as "coal bed methane," "coal mine 15 methane," and "abandoned mine methane." Such methane can be derived by bacterial activity or by heating. Gases containing 90% to 100% methane on a mole percent basis are of particular interest, and this includes natural gas, of which methane typically constitutes approximately 95 mole percent. <br><br>
[0009] The petroleum fraction in the liquid reaction medium in the process of this invention 20 includes fossil fuels, crude oil fractions, and many of the components derived from these sources. The fossil fuels include any carbonaceous liquids that are derived from petroleum, coal, or any other naturally occurring material, as well as processed fuels such as gas oils and products of fluid catalytic cracking units, hydrocracking units, thermal cracking units, and cokers. Included among these fuels are automotive fuels such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and rocket 25 fuel, as well as petroleum residuum-based fuel oils including bunker fuels and residual fuels. Fractions or products in the diesel range can also be used, such as straight-run diesel fuel, feed-rack diesel fuel (diesel fuel that is commercially available to consumers at gasoline stations), <br><br> light cycle oil, and blends of straight-run diesel and light cycle oil. Crude oil fractions include <br><br> 3 <br><br> Received by IPONZ 23 May 2012 <br><br> any of the various refinery products produced from crude oil, either by atmospheric distillation or by vacuum distillation, as well as fractions that have been treated by hydrocracking, catalytic cracking, thermal cracking, or coking, and those that have been desulfurized. Examples of such fractions are light straight-run naphtha, heavy straight-run naphtha, light steam-cracked naphtha, 5 light thermally cracked naphtha, light catalytically cracked naphtha, heavy thermally cracked naphtha, reformed naphtha, alkylate naphtha, kerosene, hydrotreated kerosene, gasoline and light straight-run gasoline, straight-run diesel, atmospheric gas oil, light vacuum gas oil, heavy vacuum gas oil, residuum, vacuum residuum, light coker gasoline, coker distillate, FCC (fluid catalytic cracker) cycle oil, and FCC slurry oil. Preferred reaction media are mineral oil, diesel 10 oil, naphtha, kerosene, gas oil, and gasoline. <br><br>
[0010] The transition metal catalyst can be any single transition metal or combination of transition metals, either as metal salts, pure metals, or metal alloys, and can also be used in combination with metals other than transition metals. Preferred catalysts for use as described herein are metals and metal alloys. Transition metals having atomic numbers ranging from 23 to <br><br> 15 79 are preferred, and those with atomic numbers ranging from 24 to 74 are more preferred. Cobalt, nickel, tungsten, and iron, particularly in combination, are the most preferred. An example of an additional metal that can be included is aluminum. <br><br>
[0011] The metallic catalyst is used in solid form and is preferably maintained below the liquid level in the reaction vessel as the biogas is bubbled through the liquid and through or past the <br><br> 20 catalyst. The catalyst can assume any form that allows intimate contact with both the liquid petroleum fraction and the biogas and allows free flow of gas over and past the catalyst. Examples of suitable forms of the catalyst are pellets, granules, wires, mesh screens, perforated plates, rods, and strips. Granules and wires suspended across plates or between mesh matrices such as steel or iron wool are preferred for their relatively accessible high surface area. When 25 granules are used, the granules can be maintained in a fluidized state in the reaction medium or held stationary in the form of a fixed bed. When wires are used, individual cobalt, nickel, aluminum, and tungsten wires, for example, of approximately equal diameter and length, and be strung across a frame of cast iron to form an open-mesh network which can then be supported inside the reactor. A reactor can contain a single frame strung with wires in this manner or two 30 or more such frames, depending on the size of the reactor. A still further variation of the catalyst configuration that can be used is a coil or other wrapping of the metallic wire around or over <br><br> Received by IPONZ 23 May 2012 <br><br> piping that serves as a gas distributor for incoming gas. As mentioned above in the "SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION," the reaction vessel will typically contain one or more gas distributors for incoming gas, and in certain embodiments described herein, the distributors) may have a wheel-and-spokes configuration or any other shape that includes a network of hollow 5 pipes with an array of apertures to form the gas into small bubbles for release into the reaction vessel. These pipes, or at least the apertures, can be covered for example with a steel mesh or steel wool in combination with wires of the various metals listed above, to intercept the gas bubbles before they enter the reaction medium. The term "metallic grid" is used herein to denote any fixed form of metallic catalyst that is submerged in the reaction medium and allows gas to 10 bubble through the grid. The term thus encompasses fixed (as opposed to fiuidized) beds, <br><br> screens, open-weave wire networks, and any other forms described above. The metal can be in bare form or supported on inert supports as ceramic coatings or laminae. <br><br>
[0012] The reaction is performed under non-boiling conditions to maintain the liquid petroleum fraction used as the reaction medium in a liquid state and to avoid or at least minimize <br><br> 15 the amount of the liquid that is vaporized and leaves the reaction vessel with the product. An elevated temperature, i.e., one above ambient temperature, is used, preferably one that is about 80°C or above, more preferably one within the range of about 100°C to about 250°C. In certain embodiments, the most preferred temperature range is about 100°C to about 150°C, and in certain other embodiments, the most preferred temperature range is about 150°C to about 200°C. 20 The operating pressure can vary as well, and can be either atmospheric, below atmospheric, or above atmospheric. The process is readily and most conveniently performed at either atmospheric pressure or a pressure moderately above atmospheric. Preferred operating pressures are those within the range of 1 atmosphere to 2 atmospheres. <br><br>
[0013] The supplementary gas-phase reaction vessel referenced above as an optional feature of 25 the invention is a flow-through vessel with a grid of metallic catalyst, in which the term "grid" <br><br> has the same scope of meaning as stated above in connection with the gas-liquid reaction vessel. In the supplementary vessel, however, the grid is not submerged in a liquid but instead supported within the vessel in the path of the vaporized product emerging from the gas-liquid reaction vessel. The metals in the grid in the supplementary gas-phase reaction vessel can be the same as 30 those in the metallic grid of the gas-liquid reaction vessel, or different combinations of transition metals. <br><br> 5 <br><br> Received by IPONZ 23 May 2012 <br><br>
[0014] A process flow diagram representing one example of a plant design for implementation of the present invention is presented in the attached Figure. The reaction vessel 11 and the product vessel 12 are both shown. Each of these vessels is a closed cylindrical tank with a volumetric capacity of2,000 gallons (U.S.) (7,570 cubic meters). The reaction vessel 11 is <br><br> 5 charged with a petroleum fraction used as a liquid reaction medium 13 with a gaseous head space 14 above the liquid. The liquid level is maintained by a level control 15 which is actuated by a pair of float valves inside the vessel. The level control 15 governs a motor valve 16 on a drain line 17 at the base of the vessel. <br><br>
[0015] Biogas is fed to the reaction vessel 11 underneath the liquid level at an inlet gas <br><br> 10 pressure of from about 5 psig to about 20 psig, through a gas inlet line 18 which is divided among two gas distributors 21, 22 inside the reactor vessel, each distributor being large enough to deliver 1,000 scfhx of gas to the vessel. Each distributor spans substantially the full cross section of the vessel in either a grid configuration, a wheel-and-spokes configuration, or any other configuration that will support an array of outlet ports distributed across the cross section 15 of the vessel. While two distributors are shown, the optimal number of distributors and outlet ports and the optimal configuration for any individual distributor will be readily determinable by routine experimentation, with greater or lesser numbers of distributors being optimal for reactor vessels of different capacities. A resistance heater 23 is positioned in the reactor above the gas distributors, and a third gas distributor 24 is positioned above the resistance heater. The third gas 20 distributor 24 receives return gas from the product receiving vessel 12 as explained below. The resistance heater 23 maintains the liquid at a temperature of approximately 240-250°F (116-121°C). <br><br>
[0016] Positioned above the three gas distributors 21, 22, 24 and the resistance heater 23 but still beneath the liquid level are a series of catalyst grids 25 arranged in a stack. Each grid is a <br><br> 25 circular ring or apertured plate with metallic catalyst wires strung across the ring and supported by pegs affixed to the ring along the ring periphery. Of the variety of metals that can be used for the ring and the pegs, one example is a cast iron ring and chromium pegs. The sizes of the wires and the total length of each wire will be selected to achieve the maximal surface area exposed to <br><br> 6 <br><br> WO 2009/126379 <br><br> PCT/US2009/036054 <br><br> the reaction medium while allowing gas to bubble through, and will be readily apparent to anyone skilled in the use of metallic or other solid-phase catalysts in a liquid-phase or gas-phase reaction. One example of a wire size is 1 mm in diameter. Using individual wires of each of four metals, such as for example cobalt, nickel, aluminum, and tungsten, two pounds of each 5 metal wire can be used per ring, or eight pounds total per ring. The number of rings can vary, and will in most cases be limited only by the size of the reactor, the gas flow rate into the reactor, the desirability of maintaining little or minimal pressure drop across the rings, and economic factors such as the cost of materials. In a preferred embodiment, seven rings are used, each wound with the same number and weight of wires. The reaction can also be enhanced by placing 10 screens of wire mesh between adjacent plates to assure that the gas bubbles contacting the catalyst wires are of a small size. Screens that are 40-mesh (U.S. Sieve Series) of either stainless steel or aluminum will serve this purpose. <br><br>
[0017] Product gas is drawn from the head space 14 of the reaction vessel 11 and passed through a supplementary catalyst bed of the same catalyst material as the catalyst rings 25 of the <br><br> 15 reaction vessel. In the diagram shown, two such catalyst beds 31, 32 of identical construction and catalyst composition are arranged in parallel. The supplementary catalyst can be in the form of metallic wire screens, grids, or perforated plates similar to those of the catalyst grids 25 in the reactor vessel 11. The supplementary catalyst promotes the same reaction that occurs in the reaction vessel 11 for any unreacted materials that have been carried over with the product gas 20 drawn from the reaction vessel. Product gas emerging from the supplementary catalyst beds is passed through a condenser 33 and the resulting condensate 34 is directed to the product vessel 12 where it is introduced under the liquid level. <br><br>
[0018] The liquid level in the product vessel 12 is controlled by a level control 41 which is actuated by a pair of float valves inside the vessel and governs a motor valve 42 on a liquid <br><br> 25 product outlet line 43 at the base of the vessel. Above the liquid level is a packed bed 44 of conventional tower packings. Examples are Raschig rings, Pall rings, and Intalox saddles; other examples will be readily apparent to those familiar with distillation towers and column packings. The packing material is inert to the reactants and products of the system, or at least substantially so, and serves to entrap liquid droplets that may be present in the gas phase and return the 30 entrapped liquid back to the bulk liquid in the lower portion of the vessel. Unreacted gas 45 is <br><br> 7 <br><br> WO 2009/126379 <br><br> PCT/US2009/036054 <br><br> withdrawn from the head space 46 above the packed bed by a gas pump 47. The pump outlet is passed through a check valve 48 and then directed to the reaction vessel 11 where it enters through the gas distributor 24 positioned between the resistance heater 23 and the catalyst grids 25. <br><br> 5 [0019] Alternatives to the units described above and shown in the Figure will be readily apparent to the skilled chemical engineer. For example, any known type of condenser can be used to condense the vaporized product from the reaction vessel. Examples of types of condensers are shell-and-tube condensers and plate-and-frame condensers, and among the shell-and-tube condensers are horizontal tube condensers and vertical tube condensers. Either co-10 current or counter-current condensers can be used, and the condensers can be air-cooled, water-cooled, or cooled by organic coolant media such as automotive anti-freeze (for example, 50% pre-diluted ethylene glycol) and other glycol-based coolants. Alternatives to the resistance heater are heating jackets, heating coils using steam or other heat-transfer fluids, and radiation heaters. Heating of the reaction vessel can also be achieved, either in part or in whole, by 15 recirculation of heat transfer fluid between the coolant side of the condenser and the reaction vessel. The gas distributors for the inlet feed and the recycle gas can be any of a variety of types known in the art. Examples are perforated plates, cap-type distributors, and pipe distributors. The liquid level controls can likewise be any of a variety of mechanisms known in the art. Examples are float-actuated devices, devices measuring hydrostatic head, electrically actuated 20 devices such as those differentiating liquid from gas by electrical conductivity or dielectric constant, thermally actuated devices such as those differentiating by thermal conductivity, and sonic devices based on sonic propagation characteristics. <br><br> EXAMPLE 1 <br><br>
[0020] This example illustrates the use of the present invention in a processing system in 25 which the biogas is hydrogen and the reaction medium is mineral oil. <br><br>
[0021] A catalyst material was prepared by placing the following between two pads of steel wool: aluminum wire, cobalt wire (an alloy containing approximately 50% cobalt, 10% nickel, 20% chromium, 15% tungsten, 1.5% manganese, and 2.5% iron), nickel wire, tungsten wire, and cast iron granules. The material was placed in a reaction vessel over a perforated aluminum <br><br> 8 <br><br> WO 2009/126379 <br><br> PCT/US2009/036054 <br><br> plate, and the vessel was charged with heavy mineral oil, submerging the catalyst material. The vessel contents were then heated to approximately 320-370°F (approximately 160-190°C), and hydrogen gas was bubbled through the vessel at a continuous rate of 60-80 cubic feet per hour (measured at ambient temperature of approximately 25°C), while the pressure in the reactor was 5 maintained at or below 2 psig (approximately 115 KPa). The reaction was continued for five hours, after which time the reaction medium had reduced in volume from 3 parts by volume to 2 parts by volume, and had produced 2.5 parts by volume of condensed product. Values of the kinematic viscosity (taken at 50°C using the protocol of ASTM D 445), flashpoint (by the Pensky-Martens closed-cup method using the protocol of ASTM D 93 a), hydrocarbon 10 composition (using the Robinson Modified Method of ASTM D 3239-2425), lubricity (using the high-frequency reciprocating rig method at 60°C with the protocol of ASTM D 6049), vapor pressure (using the dry vapor pressure equivalent method with the protocol of ASTM D 5191), and gross heat of combustion (measured according to the protocol of ASTM D 240) were taken on the reaction medium at the start of the test (mineral oil) and at one and five hours after the 15 start of the test, and on the condensed gaseous product at one and five hours after the start of the test. The results are listed in Table I below. <br><br> 9 <br><br> WO 2009/126379 <br><br> PCT/US2009/036054 <br><br> TABLE I: Test Results for Hydrogen and Mineral Oil <br><br> Kinematic Viscosity (centistokes) <br><br> Flashpoint (°C) <br><br> Hydrocarbon Composition (% by weight): <br><br> Total Paraffins Naphthenes Aromatics <br><br> Lubricity (mm) <br><br> Vapor Pressure (psi) <br><br> Gross Heat of Combustion (BTU/lb) <br><br> Start of Test <br><br> 4.524 <br><br> 126.5 <br><br> 25.01 60.59 14.4 <br><br> 0.15 0.25 <br><br> 19,572 <br><br> -Reaction Medium- <br><br> -Condensed Product— <br><br> at 1 hour at 5 hours <br><br> 15.27 <br><br> 151.5 <br><br> 29.97 59.63 10.4 <br><br> 0.24 0.25 <br><br> 19,577 <br><br> 4.506 <br><br> 168 <br><br> 34.46 59.74 5.8 <br><br> 0.16 0.25 <br><br> 19,536 <br><br> at 1 hour 4.499 <br><br> 74 <br><br> 22.24 59.86 17.9 <br><br> 0.33 1.06 <br><br> 19,505 <br><br> at 5 hours <br><br> 4.512 <br><br> 132 <br><br> 21.7 63.7 14.6 <br><br> 0.3 0.48 <br><br> 19,693 <br><br>
[0022] The product was fed to a VAL6 Infrared Oil Heater (Shizuoka Seiki Co., Ltd., Japan) where it burned readily in air. An attempt to use the liquid reaction medium at the start of the test (mineral oil) in the same oil heater was made, and the result was negative, i.e., the medium would not burn. <br><br> EXAMPLE 2 <br><br>
[0023] This example illustrates the use of the present invention in a processing system in which the biogas is methane and the reaction medium is mineral oil. Except for the substitution of methane for hydrogen, the test was conducted in the same manner as that of Example 1, using 10 the same materials and operating conditions. The results, measured as in Example 1, are listed in Table II below. <br><br> 10 <br><br> WO 2009/126379 <br><br> PCT/US2009/036054 <br><br> TABLE II: Test Results for Methane and Mineral Oil <br><br> Kinematic Viscosity (centistokes) <br><br> Flashpoint (°C) <br><br> Hydrocarbon Composition (% by weight): <br><br> Total Paraffins Naphthenes Aromatics <br><br> Lubricity (mm) <br><br> Vapor Pressure (psi) <br><br> Start of Test <br><br> 4.524 <br><br> 126.5 <br><br> 25.01 60.59 14.4 <br><br> 0.15 0.25 <br><br> -Reaction Medium- <br><br> —Condensed Product- <br><br> at 1 hour at 5 hours <br><br> 15.11 <br><br> 157 <br><br> 31.12 59.08 9.8 <br><br> 0.23 0.25 <br><br> 26.79 <br><br> 172.5 <br><br> 36.6 63 0.4 <br><br> 0.19 0.25 <br><br> at 1 hour 4.201 <br><br> 115 <br><br> 18.87 64.83 16.3 <br><br> 0.34 0.25 <br><br> at 5 hours <br><br> 5.967 <br><br> 253.5 <br><br> 23.13 63.57 13.3 <br><br> 0.16 0.25 <br><br>
[0024] The product was fed to a VAL6 Infrared Oil Heater (Shizuoka Seiki Co., Ltd., Japan) where it burned readily in air. As in Example 1, the liquid reaction medium at the start of the test (mineral oil) would not burn in the same oil heater. <br><br> 10 <br><br> EXAMPLE 3 <br><br>
[0025] This example illustrates the use of the present invention in a processing system in which the biogas is 50% hydrogen and 50% carbon monoxide (by volume), and the reaction medium is mineral oil. Except for the substitution of the hydrogen/carbon monoxide mixture, the test was conducted in the same manner as that of Example 1, using the same materials and operating conditions. The results, measured as in Example 1, are listed in Table III below. <br><br> 11 <br><br> WO 2009/126379 <br><br> PCT/US2009/036054 <br><br> TABLE III: Test Results for Hydrogen/Carbon Monoxide and Mineral Oil <br><br> Kinematic Viscosity (centistokes) <br><br> Flashpoint (°C) <br><br> Hydrocarbon Composition (% by weight): <br><br> Total Paraffins Naphthenes Aromatics <br><br> Lubricity (mm) <br><br> Vapor Pressure (psi) <br><br> Start of Test <br><br> 4.524 <br><br> 126.5 <br><br> 25.01 60.59 14.4 <br><br> 0.15 0.25 <br><br> -Reaction Medium- <br><br> —Condensed Product— <br><br> at 1 hour at 5 hours <br><br> 16.84 <br><br> 327.5 <br><br> 25.51 63.49 11 <br><br> 0.18 0.25 <br><br> 57.37 <br><br> 0 <br><br> 32.01 67.89 0.1 <br><br> 0.17 0.25 <br><br> at 1 hour 4.274 <br><br> 141 <br><br> 17.95 65.35 16.7 <br><br> 0.24 0.25 <br><br> at 5 hours 5.797 <br><br> 126.5 <br><br> 21.63 63.87 14.5 <br><br> 0.14 0.25 <br><br>
[0026] The product was fed to a VAL6 Infrared Oil Heater (Shizuoka Seiki Co., Ltd., Japan) where it burned readily in air. As in Examples 1 and 2, the liquid reaction medium at the start of the test (mineral oil) would not burn in the same oil heater. <br><br> 5 EXAMPLE 4 <br><br>
[0027] This example illustrates the use of the present invention in a processing system in which the feed biogas was methane and the liquid petroleum fraction used in the reaction vessel was diesel fuel. The equipment was a pilot version of the plant set forth in the Figure and described above, with a catalyst bed of aluminum wire, cobalt wire (an alloy containing 10 approximately 50% cobalt, 10% nickel, 20% chromium, 15% tungsten, 1.5% manganese, and 2.5% iron), nickel wire, tungsten wire, and cast iron granules. The reaction vessel was 19 inches (0.5 meter) in diameter and initially charged with ten gallons (39 liters) of diesel fuel. The diesel fuel was maintained at a temperature of 240-250°F (116-121 °C) and a pressure of 3 psig (122 kPa) as the methane was bubbled through the reactor. After startup, the reactor was run for ten 15 hours, then continued for another 2.5 hours during which time product was collected for analysis. <br><br> 12 <br><br> WO 2009/126379 <br><br> PCT/US2009/036054 <br><br> The volume of product collected was 5.6 liters, and upon completion of the collection, the volume of liquid reaction medium remained at 8-10 gallons (30-39 liters). The product was analyzed by standard ASTM protocols and the results are listed in Table IV. <br><br> Flash Point <br><br> API Gravity at 60°F (15.6°C) Distillation at 760 mm Hg (1 atm) <br><br> TABLE IV: Product Test Results <br><br> Protocol ASTM D 93 ASTM D 287 <br><br> ASTM D 86 <br><br> Estimated hydrogen content Particulate Matter <br><br> ASTM D 3343 ASTM D 2276 <br><br> Total Aromatics Sediment and Water Ash <br><br> ASTM D 1319 ASTM D 2709 ASTM D 482 <br><br> Result 202°F (94°C) 34.8° <br><br> Percent <br><br> Recovered: <br><br> Result <br><br> Initial b.p. <br><br> 423°F (217°C) <br><br> 5 <br><br> 452.5°F (234°C) <br><br> 10 <br><br> 464.7°F (240°C) <br><br> 20 <br><br> 475.5°F (246°C) <br><br> 30 <br><br> 485.4°F (252°C) <br><br> 40 <br><br> 495.1°F (257°C) <br><br> 50 <br><br> 505.2°F (263°C) <br><br> 60 <br><br> 516.0°F (269°C) <br><br> 70 <br><br> 527.5°F (275°C) <br><br> 80 <br><br> 541.6°F (283°C) <br><br> 90 <br><br> 560.8°F (294°C) <br><br> 95 <br><br> 580.3°F (305°C) <br><br> End <br><br> 597.9°F (314°C) <br><br> Recovery <br><br> 98.1% <br><br> Residue <br><br> 1.0% <br><br> Loss <br><br> 0.9% <br><br> Pressure <br><br> 765 mm Hg <br><br> 13.38 weight % <br><br> 2-0.8|j,m filters Volume Vacuum Time <br><br> 8.5 mg/gal 0.26 gal 28.3 in. Hg 10 min <br><br> 18.0 volume % <br><br> 0 volume % 0.002 weight % <br><br> 13 <br><br> WO 2009/126379 <br><br> PCT/US2009/036054 <br><br> Copper Corrosion ASTM D 130 la <br><br> (3 hours at 122°F, 50°C) <br><br> Ramsbottom Carbon Residue, <br><br> 10% Bottoms Ramsbottom Carbon Residue <br><br> ASTM D 524 ASTM D 524 <br><br> 0.07 weight % 0 weight % <br><br> Lead <br><br> ASTM D 3605 <br><br> &lt;0.1 ppm <br><br> Vanadium <br><br> ASTM D 3605 <br><br> &lt;0.1 ppm <br><br> Calcium <br><br> ASTM D 3605 <br><br> &lt;0.1 ppm <br><br> Sodium, Potassium, Lithium <br><br> ASTM D 3605 <br><br> &lt;0.1 ppm <br><br> Demulsification <br><br> ASTM D 1401 <br><br> 5 minutes <br><br> Sulfur by X-ray <br><br> ASTM D 2622 <br><br> 0.0005 weight % <br><br> Cetane Number <br><br> ASTM D 613 <br><br> 46.4 <br><br> Gross Heat of Combustion <br><br> ASTM D 240 <br><br> 19,547 BTU/lb, 138,490 BTU/gal <br><br>
[0028] The product was fed to a VAL6 Infrared Oil Heater (Shizuoka Seiki Co., Ltd., Japan) where it burned readily in air, emitting neither odor nor smoke. <br><br> EXAMPLE 5 <br><br>
[0029] This example illustrates the use of the present invention in a processing system in 5 which the feed biogas was natural gas and the liquid petroleum fraction used in the reaction vessel was kerosene. Using equipment of a similar design and layout as that of Example 4 and a catalyst of the same composition, liquid product was formed. The product was tested in both a diesel engine and a gasoline engine, and both engines started cold and ran effectively on the product. <br><br> 10 [0030] In the claims appended hereto, the term "a" or "an" is intended to mean "one or more." The term "comprise" and variations thereof such as "comprises" and "comprising," when preceding the recitation of a step or an element, are intended to mean that the addition of further steps or elements is optional and not excluded. All patents, patent applications, and other <br><br> 14 <br><br> WO 2009/126379 <br><br> PCT/US2009/036054 <br><br> published reference materials cited in this specification are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Any discrepancy between any reference material cited herein and an explicit teaching of this specification is intended to be resolved in favor of the teaching in this specification. This includes any discrepancy between an art-understood definition of a word or 5 phrase and a definition explicitly provided in this specification of the same word or phrase. <br><br> 15 <br><br></p> </div>

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<div class="application article clearfix printTableText" id="claims"> <p lang="en"> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 3<br><br> 4<br><br> 5<br><br> 6<br><br> 7<br><br> 8<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 3<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> Received by IPONZ 23 May 2012<br><br> WHAT WE CLAIM IS:<br><br>
1. A process for producing liquid fuel from a biogas, said process comprising:<br><br> (a) passing said biogas through a liquid petroleum fraction at a temperature of about 80°C or above but below boiling, while contacting said biogas and said liquid petroleum fraction with a metallic grid formed of a plurality of transition metals including cobalt, nickel, and tungsten, at a pressure of from about one atmosphere to about two atmospheres, to produce a gaseous effluent; and<br><br> (b) condensing said effluent to liquid form.<br><br>
2. The process of claim 1 wherein said plurality of transition metals have an atomic number from 23 to 79.<br><br>
3. The process of claim 1 wherein said plurality of transition metals have an atomic number from 24 to 74.<br><br>
4. The process of claim 1 wherein said plurality of transition metals comprise cobalt, nickel, tungsten, and iron.<br><br>
5. The process of claim 1 wherein said liquid petroleum fraction is a member selected from the group consisting of mineral oil, diesel oil, naphtha, kerosene, gas oil, and gasoline.<br><br>
6. The process of claim 1 wherein step (a) is performed at a temperature of from about 100°C to about 250°C.<br><br> 16<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 1<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 3<br><br> 4<br><br> 5<br><br> 6<br><br> 7<br><br> 8<br><br> 9<br><br> 10<br><br> 11<br><br> 12<br><br> 13<br><br> 14<br><br> 15<br><br> 16<br><br> 17<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 3<br><br> 4<br><br> 1<br><br> Received by IPONZ 23 May 2012<br><br>
7. The process of claim 1 wherein said biogas is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, methane, and mixtures thereof.<br><br>
8. The process of claim 1 wherein said biogas is natural gas.<br><br>
9. The process of claim 1 wherein:<br><br> step (a) comprises feeding biogas to a reaction vessel partially filled with said liquid petroleum fraction to a first externally controlled liquid level to cause said biogas to bubble through said liquid petroleum fraction and through said metallic grid of said plurality of transition metals immersed in said liquid; and step (b) comprises performing the following steps continuously and simultaneously with step (a):<br><br> (i) drawing said effluent from a head space in said reaction vessel above said liquid level through a condenser to convert said gaseous reaction product mixture to liquid condensate and uncondensed gas;<br><br> (ii) passing said liquid condensate and uncondensed gas into a product vessel having a second externally controlled liquid level, to separate said liquid condensate from said uncondensed gas; and<br><br> (iii) drawing said liquid condensate so separated from said product vessel, as said liquid fuel, while recycling said uncondensed gas from said product vessel to said reaction vessel by directing said uncondensed gas below said first liquid level and through said metallic grid.<br><br>
10. The process of any one of claims 1-9 wherein said metallic grid in said reaction vessel is defined as a first metallic grid, said process further comprising passing said gaseous reaction product mixture through a second metallic grid of at least one transition metal prior to said condenser.<br><br>
11. The process of claim 10 wherein said second metallic grid is external to said reaction vessel and said product vessel.<br><br> 17<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 3<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 3<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 3<br><br> 4<br><br> 5<br><br> 6<br><br> 7<br><br> 8<br><br> 9<br><br> 10<br><br> 11<br><br> 1<br><br> 2<br><br> 3<br><br> 1<br><br> Received by IPONZ 23 May 2012<br><br>
12. The process of claim 9 further comprising passing said uncondensed gas through a fixed bed of inert packing material to recover entrained liquid therein prior to recycling said uncondensed gas to said reaction vessel.<br><br>
13. The process of claim 10 wherein said at least one transition metal constituting said second metallic grid is a plurality of metals comprising cobalt, nickel, and tungsten.<br><br>
14. The process of claim 1 wherein:<br><br> said reaction vessel is equipped with a first liquid level control means to define minimum and maximum liquid levels, heating means for heating liquid, an inlet gas distributor, said metallic grid of said plurality of transition metals, and a vaporized product outlet port, said inlet gas distributor and said metallic grid positioned below said minimum liquid level, and said vaporized product outlet port positioned above said maximum liquid level;<br><br> said condenser is arranged to receive said vaporized product emerging from said vaporized product outlet port; and said product vessel is equipped with a second liquid level control means to define minimum and maximum liquid levels.<br><br>
15. The process of any one of claims 1-14 substantially as herein described with reference to any example thereof and with or without reference to any embodiment shown in the accompanying figure.<br><br>
16. A liquid fuel when produced by the process of any one of claims 1-15.<br><br> 18<br><br> </p> </div>
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