WO2012133324A1 - スラリー中の微粒子含有量の見積もり方法及び炭化水素油の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for estimating the content of fine particles in a slurry and a method for producing a hydrocarbon oil using the method.
- a synthesis gas mainly composed of carbon monoxide gas (CO) and hydrogen gas (H 2 ) is used as a raw material gas.
- a method utilizing a Tropsch synthesis reaction (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “FT synthesis reaction”) is known.
- FT synthesis catalyst As a method for producing a hydrocarbon oil by an FT synthesis reaction, for example, in Patent Document 1 below, a solid catalyst having an activity for an FT synthesis reaction in a liquid hydrocarbon (hereinafter referred to as “FT synthesis catalyst”) may be used. ) Is suspended in a slurry (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “slurry”), and a synthesis gas is blown into the slurry to perform an FT synthesis reaction. Yes.
- a reactor bubble column type slurry bed reactor
- a reactor that contains a slurry and has a gas phase part at the upper part of the slurry to perform an FT synthesis reaction, and a conduit for blowing synthesis gas into the bottom of the reactor ( Gas supply unit)
- a catalyst separator having a filter for separating catalyst particles from the slurry in the reactor, and a conduit for extracting liquid hydrocarbons (heavy liquid hydrocarbons) synthesized in the reactor and passing through the filter
- the liquid hydrocarbon (heavy liquid hydrocarbon) extracted through the conduit is periodically carbonized when the catalyst particles are separated from the slurry with respect to the filter. So-called “backwashing” is adopted in which the catalyst particles trapped in the filter are returned to the slurry again in a direction opposite to the hydrogen flow direction.
- the filter may be clogged while the bubble column type slurry bed reactor is operated to perform the FT synthesis reaction.
- some of the FT synthesis catalyst particles are gradually fined due to friction between the FT synthesis catalyst particles, friction with the inner wall of the reactor, or hydrothermal damage due to the FT synthesis reaction. It has been found that filter clogging is likely to occur when the catalyst particles become fine particles and a large amount of the catalyst fine particles are contained in the slurry.
- the backwashing of the filter When the backwashing of the filter is performed at a high frequency, clogging of the filter can be more reliably removed.
- part of the heavy liquid hydrocarbon that is a product of the FT synthesis reaction is removed. It will be returned to the reactor. Therefore, increasing the frequency of backwashing is not preferable from the viewpoint of productivity.
- the heavy liquid hydrocarbons returned to the reactor form a slurry again, and are filtered out by the filter. Therefore, if the frequency of backwashing is increased, the slurry filtered by the unit per unit time is increased. The amount increases, i.e. the load on the filter increases. And in order to cover the load of a big filter, the filter which has a big filtration area is needed, it becomes an excessive installation, and an installation cost and a maintenance cost increase. Therefore, it is required to reduce the frequency of backwashing as much as possible.
- the degree of clogging of the filter is usually grasped by measuring the differential pressure before and after the filter, but even if the frequency of backwashing is increased after the increase in the differential pressure is detected, the filter is clogged with catalyst fine particles. It may not be removed and clogging may progress further. Therefore, as a countermeasure, it was considered to predict the clogging of the filter at an earlier stage than the increase in the differential pressure of the filter, and to determine the frequency of backwashing based on this.
- some of the catalyst fine particles are accompanied by heavy liquid hydrocarbons extracted through the filter of the catalyst separator.
- a filter having a filter having a mesh size smaller than that of the catalyst separator is generally provided downstream of the catalyst separator. Similarly to the filter of the catalyst separator, the filter of the filter tends to be clogged when the concentration of catalyst fine particles in the reactor increases.
- a method of grasping the content of catalyst fine particles in the slurry is conceivable. That is, for example, the content of the catalyst fine particles in the slurry is periodically measured, and when this exceeds a predetermined value, the frequency of backwashing is increased.
- the content of the catalyst fine particles in the slurry is periodically measured, and when this exceeds a predetermined value, the frequency of backwashing is increased.
- the slurry is removed by heating the slurry in air to incinerate hydrocarbons, and recovering only the catalyst particles as ash, and the resulting catalyst particles
- a method of measuring the particle size distribution with a Coulter counter or the like (hereinafter referred to as “burn-off method”) is conceivable.
- the pretreatment of heating takes several hours, and heating of the catalyst particles causes sticking between the particles, so that the particle size distribution does not necessarily accurately indicate the particle size distribution in the slurry. There is.
- solvent cleaning method As another method, the hydrocarbon in the slurry is dissolved with a heated solvent, the catalyst particles are filtered by hot filtration, and the particle size distribution of the obtained catalyst particles is measured by a Coulter counter or the like (hereinafter, “Solvent cleaning method”).
- This solvent cleaning method requires a pretreatment of cleaning with a large amount of heated solvent, but it is difficult to obtain catalyst particles from which hydrocarbons are sufficiently removed. As described above, it is difficult to measure quickly with the conventional method, and there is a problem in terms of reliability of the measurement result.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a method capable of simply and accurately estimating the content of fine particles having a predetermined particle diameter or less in a slurry in which solid particles are dispersed in a hydrocarbon containing wax. And a method for producing a hydrocarbon oil capable of efficiently producing a hydrocarbon oil by preventing clogging of a filter for separating the catalyst from the slurry in a bubble column type slurry bed reactor for carrying out an FT synthesis reaction The purpose is to provide.
- the present invention is a method for estimating the content of fine particles having a predetermined particle diameter or less in a slurry in which solid particles are dispersed in a hydrocarbon containing wax. Based on the correlation between the visible light transmittance at a temperature at which the hydrocarbon becomes liquid and the content of the solid particles having the predetermined particle diameter or less when the solid particles having the predetermined particle diameter or less are dispersed, the slurry There is provided a method for estimating the content of fine particles in a slurry, wherein the content of fine particles having a particle size equal to or smaller than a predetermined particle diameter in the slurry is estimated from the visible light transmittance of the supernatant when the is left at the above temperature.
- the above correlation is obtained in advance, so that the measurement sample collected from the slurry is allowed to stand at the above temperature for about 10 minutes, and the visible light transmittance of the supernatant is measured.
- the content of fine particles having a predetermined particle diameter or less in the slurry can be accurately estimated.
- the solid particles may be a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst in which cobalt and / or ruthenium is supported on an inorganic oxide support.
- the solid particles are an FT synthesis catalyst in which cobalt and / or ruthenium is supported on an inorganic oxide support
- predetermined particles in the slurry in the bubble column type slurry bed reactor for performing the FT synthesis reaction The content of catalyst fine particles having a diameter equal to or smaller than that can be simply and accurately estimated. This effectively prevents clogging of the filter for separating the catalyst from the slurry in the reactor.
- the present invention it is not necessary to perform the complicated pretreatments necessary for the above-described burn-off method and solvent cleaning method, and the measurement time can be greatly shortened, and the measurement result can be obtained quickly.
- the problem related to measurement accuracy that is considered to be caused by adhesion between particles in the pretreatment or insufficient removal of hydrocarbons, which was a problem in the above-described method.
- the present invention also holds a slurry containing catalyst particles and liquid hydrocarbons inside, and the hydrocarbon oil is obtained by a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction using a bubble column type slurry bed reactor having a gas phase portion at the top of the slurry.
- a process for producing wherein the slurry is circulated through a filter disposed inside and / or outside the reactor to separate catalyst particles and heavy liquid hydrocarbons, and to extract heavy liquid hydrocarbons;
- the liquid hydrocarbon is circulated through the filter in a direction opposite to the flow direction of the slurry, and the catalyst particles deposited on the filter are returned to the slurry bed in the reactor.
- the content of fine particles having a predetermined particle diameter or less in the slurry can be easily and accurately estimated by having the monitoring step.
- the washing process can be performed at an appropriate frequency. Thereby, clogging of the filter for slurry in the bubble column type slurry bed reactor which performs FT synthesis reaction can be prevented, and hydrocarbon oil can be manufactured efficiently.
- the frequency of performing the backwashing step is determined based on the estimation result of the content of fine particles having a particle size equal to or smaller than a predetermined particle diameter in the slurry obtained in the monitoring step. Is preferred.
- the frequency here means the interval (time) at which backwashing is performed for one filter element.
- the extracted heavy liquid hydrocarbon is extracted based on the estimation result of the content of fine particles having a particle size equal to or smaller than a predetermined particle diameter in the slurry obtained in the monitoring step. It is preferable to determine the time of replacement or cleaning of the filter for removing particulates accompanying the water.
- a method capable of simply and accurately estimating the content of fine particles having a particle diameter equal to or smaller than a predetermined particle size in a slurry in which solid particles are dispersed in a hydrocarbon containing wax, and an FT synthesis reaction are performed.
- the filter for separating the catalyst from the slurry and the clogging of the filter for removing fine particles accompanying the heavy liquid hydrocarbons extracted through the filter are prevented.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a hydrocarbon oil production system in which the hydrocarbon oil production method according to the present invention is implemented.
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- a hydrocarbon oil production system 100 used in the present embodiment is a plant for performing a GTL process for converting a hydrocarbon raw material such as natural gas into a liquid fuel (hydrocarbon oil) base material such as light oil, kerosene and naphtha. Equipment.
- the hydrocarbon oil production system 100 of this embodiment includes a reformer (not shown), a bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2, an extraction line L6, a catalyst separator D4, a return pipe L10, and a first rectifying column C4.
- the wax fraction hydrocracking apparatus C6, the middle fraction hydrotreating apparatus C8, the naphtha fraction hydrotreating apparatus C10, and the second fractionator C12 are mainly provided.
- the extraction line L6 is connected to the central portion of the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2, and transfers the slurry containing the catalyst particles extracted from the reactor C2 and the heavy liquid hydrocarbon containing wax to the catalyst separator D4. To do.
- the catalyst separator D4 includes a filter F1 provided therein, and separates the slurry transferred by the extraction line L6 into catalyst particles and heavy liquid hydrocarbons, and the separated catalyst particles and some hydrocarbons Is returned from the return pipe L10 to the reactor C2.
- the backwash tank (not shown) temporarily stores part of the heavy liquid hydrocarbons separated from the catalyst particles by the catalyst separator D4, and the stored heavy liquid hydrocarbons are removed from the catalyst separator.
- the catalyst particles deposited on the filter F1 can be returned to the slurry bed in the reactor C2 from the return pipe L10 by flowing through the filter F1 of D4 in the direction opposite to the flow direction during the filtration of the slurry.
- a line L2 for extracting a gas component from the gas phase part of the reactor C2 is connected to the top of the reactor C2, and a cooler E2 and a gas-liquid separator D2 are connected to the line L2. .
- the “line” means a pipe for transferring a fluid.
- the slurry is separated into catalyst particles and heavy liquid hydrocarbons by a catalyst separator D4 provided outside the reactor C2, but the slurry is separated by a filter provided inside the reactor C2. It is also possible to separate the catalyst particles and the heavy liquid hydrocarbons and extract the heavy liquid hydrocarbons. Furthermore, a catalyst separator provided outside the reactor C2 and a catalyst separator provided inside the reactor C2 may be used in combination.
- the method for producing hydrocarbon oil according to the present embodiment using the production system 100 includes the following steps S1 to S11.
- step S1 a natural gas which is a hydrocarbon raw material is reformed in a reformer (not shown) to produce a synthesis gas containing carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas.
- step S2 FT synthetic oil is synthesized from the synthesis gas obtained in step S1 by an FT synthesis reaction using an FT synthesis catalyst in the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2.
- step S3 the heavy liquid hydrocarbon containing wax and the FT synthesis catalyst out of the FT synthetic oil synthesized in step S2 are added to the filter F1 in the catalyst separator D4 provided outside the reactor C2.
- the slurry contained is circulated to separate the catalyst particles and the heavy liquid hydrocarbon, and the heavy liquid hydrocarbon is extracted.
- step S4 in the first rectification column C4, the mixture of the heavy liquid hydrocarbon and the light liquid hydrocarbon obtained in step S3 is used as a crude naphtha fraction (boiling point is lower than about 150 ° C.) and crude.
- Fractionate into middle distillate (boiling point about 150-360 ° C.) and crude wax fraction (boiling point over about 360 ° C.).
- the crude naphtha fraction, crude middle distillate, and crude wax fraction are not hydrorefined or hydrocracked and contain olefins and oxygen-containing substances in addition to the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons that are the main components.
- Each fraction which contains a compound (alcohol etc.) as an impurity is said.
- step S5 hydrocracking of the crude wax fraction separated in step S4 is performed in the wax fraction hydrocracking apparatus C6.
- step S6 the middle distillate hydrotreating apparatus C8 hydrotreats the crude middle distillate separated in step S4.
- step S7 hydrorefining of the crude naphtha fraction separated in step S4 is performed in the naphtha fraction hydrotreating apparatus C10. Further, the hydrorefined naphtha fraction is fractionated in the naphtha stabilizer C14 to recover naphtha (GTL-naphtha) which is a product of the GTL process.
- step S8 the mixture of the hydrocracked product of the crude wax fraction and the hydrorefined product of the crude middle distillate is fractionated in the second rectifying column C12.
- a GTL process product a light oil (GTL-light oil) base material and a kerosene (GTL-kerosene) base material are recovered.
- a light fraction corresponding to the naphtha fraction is supplied to the naphtha stabilizer C14.
- step S9 a part of the slurry containing the FT synthetic oil synthesized in step S2 and the FT synthesis catalyst is collected, and the predetermined particle diameter in the slurry is determined by the method for estimating the content of fine particles in the slurry according to the present invention. The following fine particle content is estimated.
- step S10 liquid hydrocarbons are circulated through the filter F1 in the catalyst separator D4 in the direction opposite to the direction of the slurry, and backwashing is performed to return the catalyst particles deposited on the filter into the slurry bed in the reactor C2.
- the frequency of performing the backwashing step is determined based on the result of step S9.
- step S11 the catalyst particles are separated by the catalyst separator D4, and at least a part of the fine particles accompanying the extracted heavy liquid hydrocarbon is removed by the filter F2 in the filter D6.
- the replacement or cleaning time of the filter F2 is determined based on the result of step S10.
- step S1 sulfur compounds contained in natural gas are removed by a desulfurization apparatus (not shown).
- this desulfurization apparatus is composed of a hydrodesulfurization reactor filled with a known hydrodesulfurization catalyst and an adsorptive desulfurization apparatus disposed downstream thereof, which is filled with an adsorbent of hydrogen sulfide such as zinc oxide.
- the Natural gas is supplied to the hydrodesulfurization reactor together with hydrogen, and sulfur compounds in the natural gas are converted to hydrogen sulfide. Subsequently, hydrogen sulfide is adsorbed and removed in the adsorptive desulfurization apparatus, and natural gas is desulfurized. This desulfurization of natural gas prevents poisoning by sulfur compounds such as the reforming catalyst filled in the reformer and the FT synthesis catalyst used in step S2.
- the desulfurized natural gas is subjected to reforming (reforming) using carbon dioxide and steam in the reformer to generate a high-temperature synthesis gas mainly composed of carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas.
- the reforming reaction of natural gas in step S1 is represented by the following chemical reaction formulas (1) and (2).
- the reforming method is not limited to the steam / carbon dioxide reforming method using carbon dioxide and steam.
- the steam reforming method, the partial oxidation reforming method (POX) using oxygen, the partial oxidation reforming method, An autothermal reforming method (ATR), a carbon dioxide gas reforming method, or the like, which is a combination of steam reforming methods, can also be used.
- step S2 the synthesis gas produced in step S1 is supplied to the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2, and hydrocarbons are synthesized from hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide gas in the synthesis gas.
- the bubble column type slurry bed FT reaction system including the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2 includes, for example, a bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2 containing a slurry containing an FT synthesis catalyst, and a synthesis gas is blown into the bottom of the reactor.
- a gas supply unit (not shown) and light hydrocarbons and unreacted synthesis gas obtained by the FT synthesis reaction, which are gaseous under the conditions in the reactor, A line L2 to be extracted, a gas-liquid separator D2 for cooling the light hydrocarbons extracted from the line L2 and the unreacted synthesis gas, and gas-liquid separation of some condensed light hydrocarbons and gas components, and wax And an outflow pipe L6 for extracting the slurry containing the hydrocarbon (heavy liquid hydrocarbon) containing FT and the FT synthesis catalyst from the reactor. Further, inside the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2, a heat transfer pipe (not shown) through which cooling water is circulated is disposed for removing reaction heat generated by the FT synthesis reaction. .
- FT synthesis catalyst used in the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2 a known supported FT synthesis catalyst in which an active metal is supported on an inorganic oxide carrier is used.
- the inorganic oxide carrier porous oxides such as silica, alumina, titania, magnesia and zirconia are used, silica or alumina is preferable, and silica is more preferable.
- the active metal include cobalt, ruthenium, iron, nickel and the like. Cobalt and / or ruthenium are preferable, and cobalt is more preferable.
- the amount of the active metal supported is preferably 3 to 50% by mass, more preferably 10 to 40% by mass based on the mass of the carrier.
- the FT synthesis catalyst may carry other components for the purpose of improving the activity, or for the purpose of controlling the carbon number and distribution of the generated hydrocarbon.
- examples of other components include compounds containing metal elements such as zirconium, titanium, hafnium, sodium, lithium, and magnesium.
- the average particle diameter of the FT synthesis catalyst particles is preferably 40 to 150 ⁇ m so that the catalyst particles can easily flow as a slurry suspended in liquid hydrocarbon in the slurry bed reactor.
- the shape of the FT synthesis catalyst particles is preferably spherical.
- the active metal is supported on the carrier by a known method.
- the compound containing an active metal element used for loading include salts of mineral acids such as nitrates, hydrochlorides and sulfates of active metals, salts of organic acids such as formic acid, acetic acid and propionic acid, and acetylacetonate complexes And the like.
- the supporting method is not particularly limited, but an impregnation method typified by an Incipient Wetness method using a solution of a compound containing an active metal element is preferably employed.
- the carrier on which the compound containing the active metal element is supported is dried by a known method, and more preferably fired by a known method in an air atmosphere.
- the firing temperature is not particularly limited, but is generally about 300 to 600 ° C. By calcination, the compound containing the active metal element on the support is converted into a metal oxide.
- the FT synthesis catalyst In order for the FT synthesis catalyst to exhibit high activity for the FT synthesis reaction, it is necessary to convert the active metal atom into a metal state by reducing the catalyst in which the active metal atom is in an oxide state. is there.
- This reduction treatment is usually performed by bringing the catalyst into contact with a reducing gas under heating.
- the reducing gas include hydrogen gas, gas containing hydrogen gas such as a mixed gas of hydrogen gas and inert gas such as nitrogen gas, carbon monoxide gas, etc., preferably hydrogen containing gas. More preferably, hydrogen gas is used.
- the temperature in the reduction treatment is not particularly limited, but is generally preferably 200 to 550 ° C.
- the pressure in the reduction treatment is not particularly limited, but is generally preferably 0.1 to 10 MPa.
- the pressure is less than 0.1 MPa, the active metal atoms tend not to be sufficiently reduced and the catalytic activity tends not to be sufficiently developed.
- the pressure exceeds 10 MPa, the equipment cost increases due to the need to increase the pressure resistance of the apparatus. There is a tendency.
- the time for the reduction treatment is not particularly limited, but is generally preferably 0.5 to 50 hours.
- the equipment for performing the reduction treatment is not particularly limited.
- the reduction treatment may be performed in the absence of liquid hydrocarbons in a reactor that performs the FT synthesis reaction.
- the reduction treatment may be performed in the equipment connected to the reactor that performs the FT synthesis reaction, and the catalyst may be transferred to the reactor that performs the FT synthesis through piping without contacting the atmosphere.
- the catalyst activated by the reduction treatment is brought into contact with the atmosphere during transportation or the like. Deactivate.
- the activated catalyst is subjected to stabilization treatment to prevent deactivation due to contact with the atmosphere.
- stabilization treatment the activated catalyst is subjected to a mild oxidation treatment to form an oxide film on the surface of the active metal so that further oxidation does not proceed by contact with the atmosphere, or For example, there is a method in which contact with the atmosphere is blocked by coating the converted catalyst with hydrocarbon wax or the like in a non-contact manner with the atmosphere.
- the method of forming an oxide film it can be directly used for the FT synthesis reaction after transportation.
- the coating is performed when the catalyst is suspended in liquid hydrocarbon to form a slurry.
- the wax or the like used in the above is dissolved in a liquid hydrocarbon to exhibit its activity.
- reaction conditions for the FT synthesis reaction in the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2 are not limited, for example, the following reaction conditions are selected. That is, the reaction temperature is preferably 150 to 300 ° C. from the viewpoint of increasing the conversion rate of carbon monoxide and the number of carbon atoms of the generated hydrocarbon.
- the reaction pressure is preferably 0.5 to 5.0 MPa.
- the hydrogen / carbon monoxide ratio (molar ratio) in the raw material gas is preferably 0.5 to 4.0.
- FT synthesis reaction is represented, for example, by the following chemical reaction formula (3). 2nH 2 + nCO ⁇ (—CH 2 —) n + nH 2 O (3)
- a gas phase portion exists above the slurry accommodated in the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2.
- Light hydrocarbons and unreacted synthesis gas (CO and H 2 ) that are gaseous under the conditions in the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2 generated by the FT synthesis reaction move from the slurry phase to this gas phase part. Further, it is withdrawn through the line L2 from the top of the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2.
- the product of the FT synthesis reaction is a gaseous hydrocarbon (light hydrocarbon) under the conditions in the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2, and a liquid under the conditions in the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2.
- Hydrocarbon (heavy hydrocarbon oil) is obtained.
- These hydrocarbons are substantially normal paraffins and contain almost no aromatic hydrocarbons, naphthene hydrocarbons and isoparaffins. Further, the distribution of the number of carbons in the light hydrocarbon and the heavy hydrocarbon oil ranges from C 4 or less which is a gas at normal temperature to a solid (wax) at normal temperature, for example, about C 80 .
- the product of the FT synthesis reaction includes oxygen-containing compounds (for example, alcohols) containing oxygen atoms derived from olefins and carbon monoxide as by-products.
- step S3 Heavy liquid hydrocarbons are extracted by a separation system provided outside the reactor C2 and supplied to the subsequent stage.
- the system includes a catalyst separator D4 that separates the slurry extracted through the outflow pipe L6 into heavy liquid hydrocarbons and FT synthesis catalyst particles, FT synthesis catalyst particles separated by the catalyst separator D4, and one And a return pipe L10 for returning a part of the hydrocarbon oil to the reactor C2.
- FT synthesis catalyst particles in the slurry are collected by a filter F1 installed in the catalyst separator D4.
- the heavy liquid hydrocarbon in the slurry passes through the filter, is separated from the FT synthesis catalyst particles, and is extracted by the line L8.
- the heavy liquid hydrocarbon is heated in the heat exchanger H2 installed in the middle of the line L8 and then supplied to the first rectifying column C4.
- the main component is normal paraffin having 20 or more carbon atoms and approximately 100 or less.
- the opening of the filter F1 provided in the catalyst separator D4 is not particularly limited as long as it is smaller than the particle size of the FT synthesis catalyst particles, but is preferably 10 to 20 ⁇ m, more preferably 10 to 15 ⁇ m.
- the FT synthesis catalyst particles collected by the filter provided in the catalyst separator D4 are allowed to flow through liquid hydrocarbons in the direction opposite to the normal flow direction (backwashing) as appropriate, so that the bubble column type slurry bed reaction is performed through the line L10. It is returned to the container C2 and reused.
- Some of the FT synthesis catalyst particles flowing as slurry in the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2 are friction between the catalyst particles, friction between the vessel wall and the heat transfer tube for cooling disposed in the reactor, Alternatively, the catalyst particles are abraded or disintegrated due to damage caused by reaction heat or the like, thereby generating catalyst fine particles.
- the catalyst fine particles are contained in a large amount in the slurry, filter clogging is likely to occur.
- the content of the fine particles can be estimated in step S9. Backwashing is performed.
- light hydrocarbons and unreacted synthesis gas extracted from the gas phase part of the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2 are gas-liquid separator D2 including a cooler (not shown) connected to the line L2. Is separated into gas components mainly composed of unreacted synthesis gas and C 4 or less hydrocarbon gas, and liquid hydrocarbons condensed by cooling (light liquid hydrocarbons). Among these, the gas component is recycled to the bubble column type slurry bed reactor C2, and the unreacted synthesis gas contained in the gas component is again subjected to the FT synthesis reaction.
- the light liquid hydrocarbons merge with the heavy liquid hydrocarbons supplied from the catalyst separator D4 in the line L8 via the line L4, and are supplied to the first rectification column C4.
- step S4 the mixture of the heavy liquid hydrocarbon supplied from the catalyst separator D4 and the light liquid hydrocarbon supplied from the gas-liquid separator D2 is fractionated in the first rectifying column C4.
- the FT synthetic oil is roughly divided into a crude naphtha fraction having a C 5 to C 10 boiling point lower than about 150 ° C. and a crude naphtha fraction having a C 11 to C 21 boiling point of about 150 to 360 ° C.
- a middle distillate, generally C 22 or higher in it boiling point is separated into a raw wax fraction of greater than about 360 ° C..
- the crude naphtha fraction is extracted through a line L14 connected to the top of the first rectification column, and the crude middle distillate is extracted through a line L18 connected to the center of the first rectification column 40. .
- the crude wax fraction is extracted through a line L12 connected to the bottom of the first rectifying column C4.
- the crude wax fraction transferred from the first rectifying column C4 in step S4 is installed in the middle of the line L12 together with the hydrogen gas supplied through a hydrogen gas supply line (not shown) connected to the line L12.
- the heat exchanger H4 is heated to a temperature required for hydrocracking of the crude wax fraction, and is then supplied to the hydrocracking apparatus C6 for hydrocracking.
- the crude wax fraction that has not been sufficiently hydrocracked in the hydrocracking apparatus C6 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “uncracked wax fraction”) is the bottom of the second rectifying column C12 in step S8. It is recovered as oil, recycled to line L12 by line L38, and supplied again to hydrocracking apparatus C6.
- the type of the hydrocracking apparatus C6 is not particularly limited, and a fixed bed flow reactor filled with a hydrocracking catalyst is preferably used.
- a single reactor may be used, or a plurality of reactors may be arranged in series or in parallel. Further, the catalyst bed in the reactor may be single or plural.
- hydrocracking catalyst charged in the hydrocracking apparatus C6 a known hydrocracking catalyst is used, and a metal belonging to groups 8 to 10 of the periodic table of elements having hydrogenation activity is added to an inorganic carrier having solid acidity. Is preferably used.
- Suitable inorganic carriers having solid acidity constituting the hydrocracking catalyst include zeolites such as ultra-stable Y-type (USY) zeolite, Y-type zeolite, mordenite and ⁇ -zeolite, silica alumina, silica zirconia, and alumina boria. And those composed of one or more inorganic compounds selected from amorphous composite metal oxides having heat resistance such as.
- the carrier is more preferably a composition comprising USY zeolite and one or more amorphous composite metal oxides selected from silica alumina, alumina boria and silica zirconia.
- USY zeolite, alumina More preferred is a composition comprising boria and / or silica alumina.
- USY zeolite is obtained by ultra-stabilizing Y-type zeolite by hydrothermal treatment and / or acid treatment, and in addition to a micropore structure called micropores having a pore size originally possessed by Y-type zeolite of 2 nm or less. New pores having a pore diameter in the range of 10 nm are formed.
- the average particle size of the USY zeolite is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1.0 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 0.5 ⁇ m or less.
- the silica / alumina molar ratio is preferably 10 to 200, more preferably 15 to 100, and still more preferably 20 to 60.
- the support preferably contains 0.1 to 80% by mass of crystalline zeolite and 0.1 to 60% by mass of amorphous composite metal oxide having heat resistance.
- the carrier can be produced by molding a carrier composition containing the above-mentioned inorganic compound having solid acidity and a binder and then firing the carrier composition.
- the blending ratio of the inorganic compound having solid acidity is preferably 1 to 70% by mass, more preferably 2 to 60% by mass based on the mass of the whole carrier.
- the carrier contains USY zeolite
- the blending ratio of USY zeolite is preferably 0.1 to 10% by mass, and preferably 0.5 to 5% by mass based on the mass of the entire carrier. More preferred.
- the mixing ratio of USY zeolite and alumina boria is preferably 0.03 to 1 in terms of mass ratio.
- the mixing ratio of USY zeolite and silica alumina is preferably 0.03 to 1 in terms of mass ratio.
- the binder is not particularly limited, but alumina, silica, titania and magnesia are preferable, and alumina is more preferable.
- the blending amount of the binder is preferably 20 to 98% by mass, more preferably 30 to 96% by mass based on the mass of the whole carrier.
- the temperature at which the carrier composition is calcined is preferably in the range of 400 to 550 ° C., more preferably in the range of 470 to 530 ° C., and further in the range of 490 to 530 ° C. preferable. By baking at such a temperature, sufficient solid acidity and mechanical strength can be imparted to the carrier.
- the metals in Groups 8 to 10 of the periodic table having hydrogenation activity supported on the carrier include cobalt, nickel, rhodium, palladium, iridium, and platinum. Among these, it is preferable to use the metal chosen from nickel, palladium, and platinum individually by 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types. These metals can be supported on the above-mentioned carrier by a conventional method such as impregnation or ion exchange.
- the amount of metal to be supported is not particularly limited, but the total amount of metal is preferably 0.1 to 3.0% by mass with respect to the mass of the carrier.
- the periodic table of elements means a periodic table of long-period elements based on the provisions of IUPAC (International Pure Applied Chemistry Association).
- a part of the crude wax fraction and uncracked wax fraction (approximately C 21 or more hydrocarbons) are generally converted to C 20 or less hydrocarbons by hydrogenolysis, further that Some are converted to naphtha distillate (approximately C 5 to C 10 ) that is lighter than the target middle distillate (approximately C 11 to C 20 ) due to excessive cracking, and further to gaseous hydrocarbons of C 4 or less. Is done.
- part of the crude wax fraction and uncracked wax fraction is not subjected to sufficient hydrocracking, generally a C 21 or more uncracked wax fraction.
- the composition of the hydrocracking product is determined by the hydrocracking catalyst used and the hydrocracking reaction conditions.
- the “hydrocracking product” refers to the entire hydrocracking product including the uncracked wax fraction. If the hydrocracking reaction conditions are made stricter than necessary, the content of the uncracked wax fraction in the hydrocracked product will decrease, but the light fraction below the naphtha fraction will increase and the target middle fraction will be collected. The rate drops. On the other hand, when the hydrocracking reaction conditions are milder than necessary, the uncracked wax fraction increases and the middle fraction yield decreases.
- the ratio M2 / M1 of the mass M2 of the decomposition product having a boiling point of 25 to 360 ° C.
- this decomposition rate M2 / M1 is usually The reaction conditions are selected to be 20 to 90%, preferably 30 to 80%, more preferably 45 to 70%.
- hydroisomerization reaction of the crude wax fraction and the uncracked wax fraction or the normal paraffin constituting the hydrocracked product thereof proceeds.
- isoparaffin produced by hydroisomerization reaction is a component that contributes to the improvement of low-temperature fluidity, and its production rate is preferably high.
- removal of oxygen-containing compounds such as olefins and alcohols, which are by-products of the FT synthesis reaction, contained in the crude wax fraction also proceeds. That is, olefins are converted to paraffin hydrocarbons by hydrogenation, and oxygenated compounds are converted to paraffin hydrocarbons and water by hydrodeoxygenation.
- reaction conditions in the hydrocracking apparatus C6 are not limited, the following reaction conditions can be selected. That is, examples of the reaction temperature include 180 to 400 ° C., preferably 200 to 370 ° C., more preferably 250 to 350 ° C., and particularly preferably 280 to 350 ° C. When the reaction temperature exceeds 400 ° C., decomposition to light components proceeds and not only the yield of middle distillate decreases, but also the product tends to be colored and its use as a fuel oil base tends to be limited. is there.
- the reaction temperature is lower than 180 ° C.
- the hydrocracking reaction does not proceed sufficiently and not only the yield of middle distillate is reduced, but also the production of isoparaffin by the hydroisomerization reaction is suppressed, Oxygenated compounds such as alcohols tend to remain without being sufficiently removed.
- the hydrogen partial pressure include 0.5 to 12 MPa, and 1.0 to 5.0 MPa is preferable. When the hydrogen partial pressure is less than 0.5 MPa, hydrocracking and hydroisomerization tend not to proceed sufficiently. On the other hand, when the hydrogen partial pressure exceeds 12 MPa, the apparatus is required to have high pressure resistance and the equipment cost increases. Tend to.
- the liquid hourly space velocity of the crude wax fraction and uncracked wax fraction include 0.1 ⁇ 10.0h -1 but is preferably 0.3 ⁇ 3.5 h -1.
- LHSV liquid hourly space velocity
- hydrocracking proceeds excessively and the productivity tends to decrease.
- LHSV exceeds 10.0 h ⁇ 1 hydrocracking and hydrogenation tend to occur.
- isomerization does not proceed sufficiently.
- the hydrogen / oil ratio include 50 to 1000 NL / L, with 70 to 800 NL / L being preferred.
- the hydrogen / oil ratio is less than 50 NL / L, hydrocracking, hydroisomerization and the like tend not to proceed sufficiently.
- a large-scale hydrogen supply device or the like It tends to be necessary.
- the hydrocracking product and the unreacted hydrogen gas flowing out from the hydrocracking apparatus C6 are cooled and gas-liquid separated in two stages in the gas-liquid separator D8 and the gas-liquid separator D10. From the vessel D8, a relatively heavy liquid hydrocarbon containing an undecomposed wax fraction, and from the gas-liquid separator D10, a gas portion mainly containing hydrogen gas and C 4 or less gaseous hydrocarbon and a relatively light liquid. Hydrocarbons are obtained.
- two-stage cooling and gas-liquid separation it is possible to prevent the occurrence of blockage due to solidification due to rapid cooling of the undecomposed wax fraction contained in the hydrocracking product.
- the liquid hydrocarbons obtained in the gas-liquid separator D8 and the gas-liquid separator D10 respectively join the line L32 through the line L28 and the line L26.
- a gas component mainly containing hydrogen gas and gaseous hydrocarbons of C 4 or less separated in the gas-liquid separator D12 is intermediate through a line (not shown) connecting the gas-liquid separator D10, the line L18, and the line L14. It is supplied to the fraction hydrotreating apparatus C8 and the naphtha fraction hydrotreating apparatus C10, and hydrogen gas is reused.
- Step S6 The crude middle distillate extracted from the first rectifying column C4 through the line L18 was installed in the line L18 together with hydrogen gas supplied through a hydrogen gas supply line (not shown) connected to the line L18. After being heated to the temperature required for hydrorefining of the crude middle distillate by the heat exchanger H6, it is supplied to the middle distillate hydrorefining apparatus C8 and hydrorefined.
- the type of middle distillate hydrotreating apparatus C8 is not particularly limited, and a fixed bed flow reactor filled with a hydrotreating catalyst is preferably used.
- a single reactor may be used, or a plurality of reactors may be arranged in series or in parallel. Further, the catalyst bed in the reactor may be single or plural.
- the hydrorefining catalyst used in the middle distillate hydrorefining apparatus C8 is a catalyst generally used for hydrorefining and / or hydroisomerization in petroleum refining or the like, that is, a metal having hydrogenation activity on an inorganic carrier. Can be used.
- metals of Group 6, Group 8, Group 9 and Group 10 of the periodic table of elements are used as the metal having hydrogenation activity constituting the hydrorefining catalyst. It is done. Specific examples of these metals include noble metals such as platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium, or cobalt, nickel, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, etc., preferably platinum, palladium, nickel, Cobalt, molybdenum and tungsten are preferable, and platinum and palladium are more preferable. These metals are also preferably used in combination of a plurality of types. In this case, preferable combinations include platinum-palladium, cobalt-molybdenum, nickel-molybdenum, nickel-cobalt-molybdenum, nickel-tungsten, and the like.
- noble metals such as platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium, or cobalt, nickel,
- the inorganic carrier constituting the hydrorefining catalyst examples include metal oxides such as alumina, silica, titania, zirconia, and boria. These metal oxides may be one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds or a composite metal oxide such as silica alumina, silica zirconia, alumina zirconia, alumina boria and the like.
- the inorganic carrier is a composite metal oxide having solid acidity such as silica alumina, silica zirconia, alumina zirconia, alumina boria, etc. from the viewpoint of efficiently proceeding hydroisomerization of normal paraffin simultaneously with hydrorefining. It is preferable.
- the inorganic carrier may contain a small amount of zeolite. Furthermore, the inorganic carrier may contain a binder for the purpose of improving the moldability and mechanical strength of the carrier. Preferred binders include alumina, silica, magnesia and the like.
- the content of the metal having hydrogenation activity in the hydrotreating catalyst is preferably about 0.1 to 3% by mass based on the mass of the support as a metal atom when the metal is the above-mentioned noble metal. . Further, when the metal is a metal other than the noble metal, the metal oxide is preferably about 2 to 50% by mass based on the mass of the support.
- the content of the metal having hydrogenation activity is less than the lower limit, hydrorefining and hydroisomerization tend not to proceed sufficiently.
- the content of the metal having hydrogenation activity exceeds the upper limit, the dispersion of the metal having hydrogenation activity tends to be reduced, and the activity of the catalyst tends to be reduced, and the catalyst cost is increased.
- a crude middle distillate (mainly composed of normal paraffins having C 11 to C 20 as a main component) is hydrorefined.
- olefins that are by-products of the FT synthesis reaction contained in the crude middle distillate are hydrogenated and converted to paraffin hydrocarbons.
- oxygen-containing compounds such as alcohols are converted into paraffin hydrocarbons and water by hydrodeoxygenation.
- a hydroisomerization reaction of normal paraffins constituting the crude middle distillate proceeds to produce isoparaffins.
- the isoparaffin produced by the hydroisomerization reaction is a component that contributes to the improvement of the low temperature fluidity, and the production rate is preferably high.
- reaction conditions in the middle distillate hydrogen purification apparatus C8 are not limited, the following reaction conditions can be selected. That is, examples of the reaction temperature include 180 to 400 ° C., preferably 200 to 370 ° C., more preferably 250 to 350 ° C., and particularly preferably 280 to 350 ° C. When the reaction temperature exceeds 400 ° C., decomposition to light components proceeds and not only the yield of middle distillate decreases, but also the product tends to be colored and its use as a fuel oil base tends to be limited. is there. On the other hand, when the reaction temperature is lower than 180 ° C., oxygen-containing compounds such as alcohols remain without being sufficiently removed, and the production of isoparaffins due to hydroisomerization tends to be suppressed.
- Examples of the hydrogen partial pressure include 0.5 to 12 MPa, and 1.0 to 5.0 MPa is preferable. When the hydrogen partial pressure is less than 0.5 MPa, hydrorefining and hydroisomerization tend not to proceed sufficiently. On the other hand, when the hydrogen partial pressure exceeds 12 MPa, the apparatus is required to have high pressure resistance and the equipment cost increases. Tend to.
- the liquid hourly space velocity of the raw middle distillate (LHSV) include 0.1 ⁇ 10.0h -1 but is preferably 0.3 ⁇ 3.5 h -1. When LHSV is less than 0.1 h ⁇ 1 , decomposition to light components proceeds and the yield of middle distillate tends to decrease and productivity tends to decrease, while it exceeds 10.0 h ⁇ 1 .
- hydrorefining and hydroisomerization tend not to proceed sufficiently.
- the hydrogen / oil ratio include 50 to 1000 NL / L, with 70 to 800 NL / L being preferred.
- the hydrogen / oil ratio is less than 50 NL / L, hydrorefining and hydroisomerization tend not to proceed sufficiently.
- it exceeds 1000 NL / L a large-scale hydrogen supply device is required. It tends to be.
- the effluent oil from the middle distillate hydrotreating apparatus C8 is transferred through the line L32 after the gas component mainly containing unreacted hydrogen gas is separated in the gas-liquid separator D12 to which the line L30 is connected.
- the hydrocracked product of the liquid wax fraction transferred by The gas component mainly containing hydrogen gas separated in the gas-liquid separator D12 is supplied to the hydrocracking apparatus C6 and reused.
- the type of the naphtha fraction hydrotreating apparatus 10 is not particularly limited, and a fixed bed flow reactor filled with a hydrotreating catalyst is preferably used.
- a single reactor may be used, or a plurality of reactors may be arranged in series or in parallel. Further, the catalyst bed in the reactor may be single or plural.
- the hydrorefining catalyst used in the naphtha fraction hydrorefining apparatus 10 is not particularly limited, but may be the same hydrorefining catalyst as that used for hydrorefining the crude middle distillate.
- unsaturated hydrocarbons contained in the crude naphtha fraction (mainly composed of normal paraffins having C 5 to C 10 ) are converted to paraffin hydrocarbons by hydrogenation. Is done.
- oxygen-containing compounds such as alcohols contained in the crude naphtha fraction are converted into paraffin hydrocarbons and water by hydrodeoxygenation. Note that the hydroisomerization reaction does not proceed so much due to the small number of carbon atoms in the naphtha fraction.
- reaction conditions in the naphtha fraction hydrotreating apparatus C10 are not limited, reaction conditions similar to the reaction conditions in the middle distillate hydrotreating apparatus C8 can be selected.
- the spilled oil from the naphtha fraction hydrotreating apparatus C10 is supplied to the gas-liquid separator D14 through the line L34, and is separated into a gas component mainly composed of hydrogen gas and liquid hydrocarbons in the gas-liquid separator D14.
- the separated gas component is supplied to the hydrocracking apparatus C6, and the hydrogen gas contained therein is reused.
- the separated liquid hydrocarbon is transferred to the naphtha stabilizer C14 through the line L36. A part of the liquid hydrocarbon is recycled to the line L14 upstream of the naphtha fraction hydrotreating apparatus C10 through the line L48.
- the liquid hydrocarbons supplied from the naphtha fraction hydrotreating apparatus C10 and the second rectifying column C12 are fractionated and purified as a product having a carbon number of C 5 to C 10 .
- Get naphtha This refined naphtha is transferred from the bottom of the naphtha stabilizer C14 to the naphtha tank T6 through the line L46 and stored.
- hydrocarbon gas is discharged mainly composed of hydrocarbon carbon atoms is less than a predetermined number (C 4 or less). Since this hydrocarbon gas is not a product target, it is introduced into an external combustion facility (not shown), burned, and released into the atmosphere.
- Step S8 A mixed oil composed of liquid hydrocarbons obtained from the spilled oil from the hydrocracking unit C6 and liquid hydrocarbons obtained from the spilled oil from the middle distillate hydrorefining unit C8 is a heat exchanger H10 installed in the line L32. in after being heated, is supplied to the second fractionator C12, a hydrocarbon is generally of C 10 or less, and the kerosene fraction, a gas oil fraction is fractionated into the uncracked wax fraction. Approximately of C 10 or less hydrocarbons boiling below about 0.99 ° C., it is withdrawn by a line L44 from the top of the second fractionator C12.
- the kerosene fraction has a boiling point of about 150 to 250 ° C., and is extracted from the center of the second rectifying column C12 by the line L42 and stored in the tank T4.
- the light oil fraction has a boiling point of about 250 to 360 ° C., and is extracted from the lower portion of the second rectifying column C12 through the line L40 and stored in the tank T2.
- the undecomposed wax fraction has a boiling point of more than about 360 ° C., and is extracted from the bottom of the second rectifying column C12, and is recycled to the line L12 upstream of the hydrocracking apparatus C6 by the line L38.
- step S9 a part of the slurry extracted through the outflow pipe L6 is collected, and the content of fine particles having a predetermined particle diameter or less in the slurry is estimated by the method for estimating the content of fine particles in the slurry according to the present invention. .
- This step can be performed periodically and / or at any time.
- the method for estimating the content of fine particles in the slurry according to the present invention is the visible light transmittance at a temperature at which the hydrocarbon becomes a liquid when solid particles having a predetermined particle diameter or less are dispersed in the hydrocarbon containing wax. And the content of solid particles having a predetermined particle size or less based on the visible light transmittance of the supernatant when the slurry is allowed to stand at the temperature. The content is estimated.
- a calibration curve based on a standard sample is prepared in advance as the correlation, and the content of fine particles having a predetermined particle diameter or less in the slurry can be estimated using the calibration curve.
- unused FT synthesis catalyst is first pulverized, and the pulverized product is further sieved to prepare catalyst fine particles having a predetermined particle diameter or less.
- the pulverization method include a ball mill and a jet mill.
- a method of sieving the pulverized product for example, a dry vibration sieve can be mentioned.
- standard samples having different fine particle contents are prepared by mixing the catalyst fine particles obtained above with hydrocarbons containing wax.
- the catalyst fine particles are dispersed by stirring while heating to a temperature at which the hydrocarbon becomes liquid, and each standard sample is placed in a container for measuring the visible light transmittance. And after leaving this container under the temperature from which a hydrocarbon turns into a liquid, visible light transmittance
- permeability is measured. Note that the visible light transmittance is measured at a position where catalyst fine particles having a predetermined particle diameter do not settle, and the standing time is set so as to satisfy this.
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing the relationship between the particle size of catalyst particles dispersed in a hydrocarbon containing wax and the time required for 1 cm settling at 100 ° C. This graph shows, for example, that it takes 10 minutes for a catalyst particle having a particle diameter of 10 ⁇ m to settle by 1 cm.
- the standing time is preferably within 10 minutes.
- FIG. 2 shows the viscosity of hydrocarbons containing wax at 100 ° C., and the viscosity and the value of the density of the catalyst particles are used to determine the particle diameter in the hydrocarbon at 100 ° C. according to the Stokes equation. It was created by calculating the time required for the particles to settle by 1 cm.
- Visible light transmittance can be measured, for example, with a visible / ultraviolet light spectrometer V-660 manufactured by JASCO Corporation using a quartz glass cell.
- the wavelength for measuring the visible light transmittance is preferably in the range of 500 to 800 nm from the viewpoint of preventing absorption by impurities in hydrocarbons including wax.
- the catalyst particles are sufficiently dispersed by stirring while heating to a temperature at which the hydrocarbon contained in the slurry becomes a liquid, and the visible light transmittance is measured.
- the slurry in a container (cell). And this container is left still under the temperature from which a hydrocarbon turns into a liquid, and a supernatant part is produced
- the FT synthesis catalyst is black-gray, and when the catalyst particles are suspended (or dispersed) in a hydrocarbon medium, the suspension (or dispersion) is gray and has a low visible light transmittance.
- the supernatant can be produced by allowing the hydrocarbon to stand at a temperature at which it becomes liquid. The standing time at this time is set so that catalyst particles exceeding a predetermined particle diameter are not included in the supernatant to be measured.
- the visible light transmittance when measuring the visible light transmittance when creating a calibration curve (cell, temperature, standing time, measurement position, etc.) and when measuring the visible light transmittance of the slurry as the specimen
- the cell, temperature, and measurement position may be fixed, and the visible light transmittance may be measured over time, or may be measured after a predetermined standing time.
- the predetermined particle diameter is set to 10 ⁇ m
- an arbitrary particle diameter can be set as the upper limit value.
- the same operation as described above can be performed to estimate the content of fine particles having an arbitrary particle size or less.
- the temperature at which the sample is allowed to stand and the visible light transmittance is measured is not particularly limited as long as the hydrocarbon medium becomes a liquid. However, the atmospheric pressure is maintained in order to maintain the fluidity of the hydrocarbon medium and prevent volatilization. The temperature is well below the boiling point of the hydrocarbon medium at 100 to 120 ° C., which can be stably controlled with a temperature controller attached to the spectrophotometer (V-660 apparatus) used for the measurement.
- step S10 the liquid hydrocarbon stored in the backwash liquid tank (not shown) is circulated in the direction opposite to the flow direction through the filter F1 in the catalyst separator D4 by a pump or the like (not shown). Then, the catalyst particles deposited on the filter are returned to the slurry bed in the reactor C2 through the return pipe L10 together with the liquid hydrocarbon as the backwash liquid.
- the frequency of performing step S10 can be determined based on the result of step S9. For example, the fluctuation of the content of catalyst fine particles having a particle diameter equal to or smaller than a predetermined particle diameter in the slurry is monitored by collecting the slurry periodically and / or as occasion demands, and when the content exceeds, for example, 100 mass ppm, step S10. To implement. As a result, filter clogging can be prevented while avoiding damage to the filter and reduction in production efficiency due to excessive filter cleaning.
- the predetermined particle diameter is preferably set to the opening of the filter F1 from the viewpoint of the particle diameter that greatly contributes to the blockage with respect to the opening.
- Unused FT synthesis catalyst (a catalyst in which a cobalt oxide is supported on a silica carrier, the average particle size is 96 ⁇ m) is pulverized with a ball mill, and further sieved with a dry vibration sieve to obtain catalyst fine particles with a particle size of 10 ⁇ m or less.
- the obtained catalyst fine particles are dispersed in a hydrocarbon medium containing wax (an FT wax having a normal paraffin content of 99% by mass consisting of C 20 to C 100 ), and a catalyst based on the mass of the hydrocarbon medium. Standard samples with different fine particle contents were prepared.
- FIG. 3 is a graph plotting the relationship between the fine particle concentration in the standard sample and the visible light transmittance.
- catalyst fine particles having a particle diameter of 10 ⁇ m or less are mixed so that the concentration based on the mass of the hydrocarbon medium is 100 ppm by mass, and catalyst particles having a particle diameter exceeding 10 ⁇ m are further mixed.
- the mixture was mixed so that the concentration based on the mass of the hydrocarbon medium was 10% by mass.
- Example 1 The slurry sample for measurement was heated to 100 ° C. to keep the hydrocarbon in a molten state, and 5 ml of the slurry sample was introduced into a quartz glass cell while stirring. Then, after standing for 10 minutes, the visible light transmittance at a depth of 1 cm from the surface of the sample liquid in the cell was measured using a visible / ultraviolet light spectrometer V-660 manufactured by JASCO Corporation. The measurement wavelength was 550 nm, and the temperature of the sample was kept at 100 ° C. during the measurement.
- the fine particle concentration with a particle diameter of 10 ⁇ m or less was determined from the obtained visible light transmittance based on the calibration curve, and found to be 89 ppm by mass based on the mass of the hydrocarbon medium.
- the collected slurry sample was baked in an electric heating type baking furnace at 600 ° C. for 3 hours under air circulation conditions. In this way, the produced oil (hydrocarbon containing wax) that obstructs the subsequent particle size distribution measurement was removed by incineration.
- the residue (catalyst) was collected, suspended in a predetermined amount (100 ml) of distilled water, and the particle size distribution and average particle size were measured by the Coulter method. On the other hand, the same measurement was performed for an unused FT synthesis catalyst.
- the content of fine particles having a particle diameter of 10 ⁇ m or less with respect to the mass of the entire catalyst was 0%.
- the result was that the content of fine particles having a particle diameter of 10 ⁇ m or less was 100 ppm by mass, based on the mass of the hydrocarbon medium constituting the slurry.
- the average particle diameter of the unused FT synthesis catalyst was 96 ⁇ m, whereas the average particle diameter of the residue recovered from the slurry was 102 ⁇ m.
- an increase in the average particle size of the catalyst adheresion between particles
- the slurry is fired to burn hydrocarbons, for example, the mother particles and fine particles It is presumed that the apparent particle size increased due to adhesion.
- Comparative Example 2 A slurry was collected in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1. The collected slurry sample was heated to 100 ° C. to melt hydrocarbons, and a large excess (500 ml ⁇ 3 times) of heated toluene was added thereto, and the slurry sample was filtered and washed using filter paper. Further, toluene was replaced with normal hexane to remove toluene, and the catalyst particles on the filter paper were recovered. The recovered catalyst particles were dried under reduced pressure at 60 ° C. for 3 hours in order to remove normal hexane.
- the dried catalyst particles (0.1 g) were suspended in distilled water (100 ml), and the average particle size was measured by the Coulter method.
- the average particle diameter of the catalyst particles recovered from the slurry was 107 ⁇ m, which was larger than the average particle diameter of 96 ⁇ m of the unused FT synthesis catalyst. This is because the catalyst particles aggregated on the filter paper at the time of drying under reduced pressure did not sufficiently disperse when dispersed in distilled water, or the removal of hydrocarbons, particularly the wax content, was not sufficient by solvent washing. This is thought to be due to the increase in particle size.
- Example 2 A slurry was collected in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1.
- the collected slurry sample was heated to 100 ° C. to keep the hydrocarbon in a molten state, and 5 ml of the slurry sample was introduced into a quartz glass cell while stirring. Then, after standing for 10 minutes, the visible light transmittance at a depth of 1 cm from the surface of the sample liquid in the cell was measured using a visible / ultraviolet light spectrometer V-660 manufactured by JASCO Corporation. The measurement wavelength was 550 nm, and the temperature of the sample was kept at 100 ° C. during the measurement.
- the fine particle concentration having a particle size of 10 ⁇ m or less was determined from the obtained visible light transmittance, and was 120 mass ppm based on the mass of the hydrocarbon medium constituting the slurry.
- a method capable of simply and accurately estimating the content of fine particles having a particle diameter equal to or smaller than a predetermined particle size in a slurry in which solid particles are dispersed in a hydrocarbon containing wax, and an FT synthesis reaction are performed.
- the filter for separating the catalyst from the slurry and the clogging of the filter for removing fine particles accompanying the heavy liquid hydrocarbon extracted through the filter are prevented.
- C2 ... Bubble column type slurry bed reactor, C4 ... First fractionator, C6 ... Hydrocracking device, C8 ... Middle fraction hydrotreating device, C10 ... Naphtha fraction hydrotreating device, C12 ... Second refinement Distillation column, D4 ... catalyst separator, D6 ... filter, F1 ... filter, F2 ... filter, L5,6 ... transfer line, L10 ... return pipe, 100 ... hydrocarbon oil production system.
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工程S1では、まず、脱硫装置(図示省略。)により、天然ガス中に含まれる硫黄化合物を除去する。通常この脱硫装置は、公知の水素化脱硫触媒が充填された水素化脱硫反応器及びその後段に配設された、例えば酸化亜鉛等の硫化水素の吸着材が充填された吸着脱硫装置から構成される。天然ガスは水素とともに水素化脱硫反応器に供給され、天然ガス中の硫黄化合物は硫化水素に転化される。続いて吸着脱硫装置において硫化水素が吸着除去されて、天然ガスが脱硫される。この天然ガスの脱硫により、改質器に充填された改質触媒、工程S2で使用されるFT合成触媒等の硫黄化合物による被毒を防止する。
CH4+H2O→CO+3H2 (1)
CH4+CO2→2CO+2H2 (2)
工程S2においては、工程S1において製造された合成ガスが気泡塔型スラリー床反応器C2に供給され、合成ガス中の水素ガスと一酸化炭素ガスから炭化水素が合成される。
2nH2+nCO→(-CH2-)n+nH2O (3)
工程S3では、上記反応器C2の外部に設けられた分離システムによって重質液体炭化水素を抜き出し、後段へと供給する。当該システムは、流出管L6を介して抜き出されたスラリーを重質液体炭化水素とFT合成触媒粒子とに分離する触媒分離器D4と、触媒分離器D4により分離されたFT合成触媒粒子及び一部の炭化水素油を反応器C2に返送する返送管L10とを主として含む。
工程S4では、触媒分離器D4から供給された重質液体炭化水素と、気液分離器D2から供給された軽質液体炭化水素との混合物を第1精留塔C4において分留する。この分留により、FT合成油を、概ねC5~C10であり沸点が約150℃よりも低い粗ナフサ留分と、概ねC11~C21であり沸点が約150~360℃である粗中間留分と、概ねC22以上であり沸点が約360℃を超える粗ワックス留分とに分離する。
第1精留塔C4から工程S4により移送された粗ワックス留分は、ラインL12に接続される水素ガスの供給ライン(図示省略。)により供給される水素ガスとともに、ラインL12の中途に設置された熱交換器H4により粗ワックス留分の水素化分解に必要な温度まで加熱された後、水素化分解装置C6へ供給されて水素化分解される。なお、水素化分解装置C6において水素化分解を十分に受けなかった粗ワックス留分(以下、場合により「未分解ワックス留分」という。)は、工程S8において第2精留塔C12の塔底油として回収され、ラインL38によりラインL12にリサイクルされ、水素化分解装置C6へ再び供給される。
第1精留塔C4からラインL18により抜き出された粗中間留分は、ラインL18に接続される水素ガスの供給ライン(図示省略。)により供給される水素ガスとともに、ラインL18に設置された熱交換器H6により粗中間留分の水素化精製に必要な温度まで加熱された後、中間留分水素化精製装置C8へ供給され、水素化精製される。
第1精留塔C4の塔頂からラインL14により抜き出された粗ナフサ留分は、ラインL14に接続される水素ガスの供給ライン(図示省略。)により供給される水素ガスとともに、ラインL14に設置された熱交換器H8により粗ナフサ留分の水素化精製に必要な温度まで加熱された後、ナフサ留分水素化精製装置C10へ供給され、水素化精製される。
水素化分解装置C6からの流出油から得られる液体炭化水素及び中間留分水素化精製装置C8からの流出油から得られる液体炭化水素からなる混合油は、ラインL32に設置された熱交換器H10で加熱された後に、第2精留塔C12へ供給され、概ねC10以下である炭化水素と、灯油留分と、軽油留分と、未分解ワックス留分とに分留される。概ねC10以下の炭化水素は沸点が約150℃より低く、第2精留塔C12の塔頂からラインL44により抜き出される。灯油留分は沸点が約150~250℃であり、第2精留塔C12の中央部からラインL42により抜き出され、タンクT4に貯留される。軽油留分は沸点が約250~360℃であり、第2精留塔C12の下部からラインL40により抜き出され、タンクT2に貯留される。未分解ワックス留分は沸点が約360℃を超え、第2精留塔C12の塔底から抜き出され、ラインL38により水素化分解装置C6の上流のラインL12にリサイクルされる。第2精留塔C12の塔頂から抜き出された概ねC10以下の炭化水素はラインL44及びL36によりナフサ・スタビライザーに供給され、ナフサ留分水素化精製装置C10より供給された液体炭化水素とともに分留される。
工程S9では、流出管L6を介して抜き出されたスラリーの一部を採取し、本発明に係るスラリー中の微粒子含有量の見積もり方法によりスラリーにおける所定の粒子径以下の微粒子の含有量を見積もる。この工程は、定期的に及び/又は随時行うことができる。
工程S10では、逆洗液槽(図示省略。)に貯留されている液体炭化水素をポンプ等(図示省略。)によって触媒分離器D4内のフィルターF1に流通方向と逆方向に流通させる。そして、フィルターに堆積した触媒粒子を逆洗液である液体炭化水素とともに返送管L10を介して反応器C2内のスラリー床中に戻す。
未使用のFT合成触媒(シリカ担体にコバルト酸化物を担持した触媒、平均粒子径は96μm)をボールミルで粉砕し、更に乾式振動篩い器で篩い分けを行って、粒子径が10μm以下の触媒微粒子を得た。
上記の各標準試料を100℃に加熱して炭化水素を溶融状態に保持し、撹拌しながら5mlの試料を石英ガラス製セルに導入した。そして、10分間の静置後に、日本分光社製可視・紫外光分光分析装置V-660を用いて、セル内の試料液面から1cm深いところの可視光透過率をそれぞれ測定した。なお、測定波長は550nmとし、測定中は試料の温度を100℃に保持した。
各標準試料中の微粒子濃度と、上記で得られた可視光透過率との関係をプロットすることにより検量線を作成した。図3は、標準試料中の微粒子濃度と可視光透過率との関係をプロットしたグラフである。図3中のAで示される線は、微粒子濃度が250質量ppmを下回る試料の結果からランバート・ベール法に基づいて作成された検量線(y=106.97e-0.0064x)を示し、Bで示される線は、微粒子濃度が250質量ppm以上の試料の結果からランバート・ベール法に基づいて作成された検量線(y=32.641e-0.0022x)を示す。
未使用のFT合成触媒(前述の標準試料の作成に使用したものと同一)をボールミルで粉砕し、更に乾式振動篩い器で篩い分けを行って、粒子径が10μm以下の触媒微粒子を得た。一方で、乾式振動篩い器の篩い上サンプルを回収することにより粒子径が10μmを超える触媒粒子を得た。
(実施例1)
測定用スラリー試料を、100℃に加熱して炭化水素を溶融状態に保持し、撹拌しながら5mlのスラリー試料を石英ガラス製セルに導入した。そして、10分間の静置後に、日本分光社製可視・紫外光分光分析装置V-660を用いて、セル内の試料液面から1cm深いところの可視光透過率を測定した。なお、測定波長は550nmとし、測定中は試料の温度を100℃に保持した。
所定の時間FT合成反応に使用した後の触媒からの微粒子の発生状況について、下記の焼き飛ばし法及び溶剤洗浄法でスラリーを処理し評価を試みた。
FT合成反応塔からFT合成触媒(前述の標準試料の作成に使用したものと同一のものを使用。)及び生成油を含有するスラリーを採取した。なお、生成油は、炭素数C20~C100からなるノルマルパラフィンの含有量が99質量%であるFTワックスの組成を有していた。
比較例1と同様にスラリーを採取した。採取したスラリー試料を100℃に加熱して炭化水素を融解させ、ここに加熱した大過剰(500ml×3回)のトルエンを加え、ろ紙を用いてスラリー試料のろ過・洗浄した。更に、トルエンをノルマルヘキサンに置換してトルエンを除去し、ろ紙上の触媒粒子を回収した。回収した触媒粒子は、ノルマルヘキサンを除去するため、60℃で3時間減圧乾燥させた。
比較例1と同様にスラリーを採取した。採取したスラリー試料を100℃に加熱して炭化水素を溶融状態に保持し、撹拌しながら5mlのスラリー試料を石英ガラス製セルに導入した。そして、10分間の静置後に、日本分光社製可視・紫外光分光分析装置V-660を用いて、セル内の試料液面から1cm深いところの可視光透過率を測定した。なお、測定波長は550nmとし、測定中は試料の温度を100℃に保持した。
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- ワックスを含む炭化水素に固体粒子が分散してなるスラリーにおける所定の粒子径以下の微粒子の含有量を見積もる方法であって、
ワックスを含む炭化水素に前記所定の粒子径以下の固体粒子を分散させたときの、前記炭化水素が液体となる温度における可視光透過率と前記所定の粒子径以下の固体粒子の含有量との相関に基づいて、
前記スラリーを前記温度に静置したときの上澄み部の可視光透過率から前記スラリーにおける所定の粒子径以下の微粒子の含有量を見積もる、スラリー中の微粒子含有量の見積もり方法。 - 前記固体粒子が、無機酸化物担体にコバルト及び/又はルテニウムが担持されてなるフィッシャー・トロプシュ合成触媒である、請求項1に記載のスラリー中の微粒子含有量の見積もり方法。
- 触媒粒子と液体炭化水素とを含むスラリーを内部に保持し、前記スラリーの上部に気相部を有する気泡塔型スラリー床反応器を用いてフィッシャー・トロプシュ合成反応により炭化水素油を製造する方法であって、
前記反応器の内部および/または外部に配置されたフィルターに前記スラリーを流通させて触媒粒子と重質液体炭化水素とを分離し、重質液体炭化水素を抜き出す工程と、
前記フィルターに前記スラリーの流通方向と逆方向に液体炭化水素を流通させ、前記フィルターに堆積した触媒粒子を前記反応器内のスラリー床中に戻す逆洗工程と、
請求項1又は2に記載の方法により前記スラリーにおける所定の粒子径以下の微粒子の含有量を見積もる監視工程と、を備える、炭化水素油の製造方法。 - 前記監視工程で得られる前記スラリーにおける所定の粒子径以下の微粒子の含有量の見積もり結果に基づいて、前記逆洗工程を実施する頻度を決定する、請求項3に記載の炭化水素油の製造方法。
- 前記監視工程で得られる前記スラリーにおける所定の粒子径以下の微粒子の含有量の見積もり結果に基づいて、前記抜き出された重質液体炭化水素に同伴する微粒子を除去するためのフィルターの交換又は洗浄の時期を決定する、請求項3に記載の炭化水素油の製造方法。
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