WO2008057052A1 - Method of producing methane and heavy hydrocarbons from marine vessels equipped with nuclear powerplant - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
- B63H21/00—Use of propulsion power plant or units on vessels
- B63H21/18—Use of propulsion power plant or units on vessels the vessels being powered by nuclear energy
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- Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
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- a feedstock material containing some carbon is first subjected to thermal conversion to yield a gas blend comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen (syngas), thermal conversion is supplied heat by means of a heat exchanger, exchanger further deriving thermal energy from a nuclear powerplant installed onboard a maritime vessel.
- the syngas blend is then subjected to chemical conversion into a hydrocarbon product having a carbon number in the range of between C 1 to C 6O , the product is isolated, collected and stored onboard for subsequent delivery and distribution to at least one remote site.
- hydrocarbons may include methanol, light olefins, gasoline, diesel, heavy wax fuels etc.
- Upstream technologies developed for the oil industry include marine vessels (offshore oil rigs, submersible platforms, etc.) that can drill to depths that was not possible just one decade ago, and various downstream technologies such as dedicated FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) vessels that can perform a variety of refinery and storage functions.
- FPSO floating production storage and offloading
- Marine vessels ranging from container ships that can travel between continents and vast distances to maritime vessels that are simply moored or anchored to body of water, such as storage platforms or ships that can function of depositories for energy assets such as crude oil, or to conduct drilling of energy reserves found deep within the depths of the sea.
- energy assets such as crude oil
- production vessels that can convert the extracted energy such as natural gas, into denser or more suitable forms, such as methanol, LNG, etc.
- any floatation structure, vehicle, platform, and/or offshore platform could be operated in seawater, freshwater, or both.
- a ship ocean-going vessel, barge, hull- vessel, hull, tanker, cargo ship, VLCC (very large crude carrier), FPSO (floating production, storage and off-loading vessel), offshore platforms (semi-submersible, submersible, "rigs") are included in this definition of marine vessel or vessel. Submarines are further included in the definition as same as the term "submersible platform” or vessel.
- Plasma producing device or plasma producing apparatus, or plasma system
- a plasma is a mixture of ions, electrons and neutral particles produced when stable molecules are dissociated (in this case by an electric arc).
- the electric arc is formed between two electrodes, the anode (+) and cathode (-).
- Variations of a plasma-producing device may be in the electrode assembly, the type of flow gas (air, argon, carbon dioxide etc.), use of plasma arc torches, and their power supply requirements (AC versus DC current etc).
- Material, or feedstock may be in any form and can be either naturally occurring, or a synthetic material, or both, most forms of matter such as solids, liquids and gases are included in the term feedstock or material or carbonaceous material or carbonaceous feedstock.
- MSW Municipal solid waste
- scrap waste material sludge, marine sludge, waste oil, waste sludge, scrap metal, wood, coal, lignite, waste coal, carbon black, rubber, scrap rubber material, rubber derived material, wood chips, charcoal, glass, paper, refuse derived waste, refused derived fuel (RDF), sand, soil material, granular particles, tar s
- a hydrocarbon product comprising a carbon number of between C 1 to C 4 , or C 5 to C 10 , or Cu to C 2O , C 2 i to C 30 , or C 31 to C 6 Q
- carbon-based fuels comprising a carbon number of between C 1 to C 4 , or C 5 to C 10 , or C 11 to C 2 o > C 21 to C 30 , or C 31 to C 6 o
- Syngas has a heating value of between 75 to 350 BTU per cubic foot - however, BTU values will vary and may exceed the given range depending on gas element composition ratio.
- Method of splitting into component elements may be electric, electrochemical, thermal or a combination.
- Voltage Refers to a supply of voltage (or electric energy) and can include direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC) power. Voltage may further comprise of a particular voltage phase.
- the prime mover device or system or engine of the vessel usually responsible for supplying propulsion power to the vessel, and may feature a mechanical system
- the marine drive (sometimes called a marine drive) coupling the engine to the propeller shalf.
- the marine drive would be the interface wherein energy generated from the powerplant is converted into propulsion for the vessel.
- the device or system may produce mechanical power, or electric power, or both, depending on the type of powerplant.
- the device or system may produce mechanical power, or electric power, or both, depending on the type of powerplant.
- a device usually comprising a furnace that utilizes an induction coil that is powered from an ac power source. Alternating current flowing through the coil creates a magnetic field that is applied to the electrically conductive charge placed inside of the furnace's crucible. Eddy currents induced by the field in the charge can be used to heat, melt and superheat the charge.
- the thermal conversion plant may be in communication or operationally connected with a variety of parts and subsystems of the marine vessel, or other related plant system of the overall process of the present invention.
- the thermal conversion plant uses mainly thermal energy to cause the conversion process, either by convection, radiation, conduction, or a combination thereof.
- the chemical reaction unit is in communication or operationally connected with the thermal conversion plant. Conversion process may or may not make use of a catalyst material or medium to aid in the conversion process to hydrocarbon.
- FIG. 1 depicts a schematic of the present invention comprising a marine vessel, a first remote site and a second remote site.
- the marine vessel performs intake of a carbonaceous feedstock from the first remote site into the vessel, and converts the feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H 2 , and then converting syngas into a predetermined hydrocarbon product that is delivered and distributed to the second remote site.
- FIG. 2 depicts a schematic of the present invention comprising a marine vessel, the vessel further comprising at least one thermal conversion plant, and at least one chemical reaction unit.
- the thermal conversion plant converts the carbonaceous feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H 2 ; the chemical reaction unit converts the syngas into a predetermined hydrocarbon product.
- a marine vessel (2) performs intake and loading of a carbonaceous feedstock (A), from a first remote site (1).
- the first remote site (1 ) may be a land-based terrestrial facility, or a second marine vessel, or an offshore platform, or a floating terminal platform.
- the vessel (2) will also simultaneously convert the carbonaceous feedstock (A) into a hydrocarbon product (B), which is delivered and distributed to the second mote site (3).
- the vessel (2) may conduct a second intake of additional carbonaceous feedstock (A) from the second remote site (3), to replenish the feedstock (A) that is consumed to produce the hydrocarbon product (B).
- the marine vessel (2) may also conduct replenishment of the feedstock (A) while at the same time, distributing the hydrocarbon product (B) to the second remote site (3).
- FIG. 2 converts a carbonaceous feedstock (A) FIG. 1 into a hydrocarbon product (B) FIG. 1, by sending the feedstock (A) FIG. 1 into the thermal conversion plant (5) FIG. 2, and converting the feedstock (A) FIG. 1 into a syngas (7) FIG. 2, this syngas (7) FIG. 2, comprises CO, H 2 , and is an industrially valuable product by itself.
- the syngas (7) FIG. 2 is passed into a chemical reaction unit (6) FIG. 2, to convert the syngas (7) FIG. 2 into the hydrocarbon product (B) FIG. 1.
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