ZA200209731B - Fischer-tropsch process. - Google Patents
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- ZA200209731B ZA200209731B ZA200209731A ZA200209731A ZA200209731B ZA 200209731 B ZA200209731 B ZA 200209731B ZA 200209731 A ZA200209731 A ZA 200209731A ZA 200209731 A ZA200209731 A ZA 200209731A ZA 200209731 B ZA200209731 B ZA 200209731B
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G2/00—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures of undefined composition from oxides of carbon
- C10G2/30—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures of undefined composition from oxides of carbon from carbon monoxide with hydrogen
- C10G2/32—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures of undefined composition from oxides of carbon from carbon monoxide with hydrogen with the use of catalysts
- C10G2/34—Apparatus, reactors
- C10G2/341—Apparatus, reactors with stationary catalyst bed
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- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
- Devices And Processes Conducted In The Presence Of Fluids And Solid Particles (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GBGB0013791.9A GB0013791D0 (en) | 2000-06-06 | 2000-06-06 | Process |
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| ZA200209731B true ZA200209731B (en) | 2004-02-25 |
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| ZA200209731A ZA200209731B (en) | 2000-06-06 | 2002-11-29 | Fischer-tropsch process. |
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| US (1) | US6855737B2 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP1409610B1 (fr) |
| AR (1) | AR028680A1 (fr) |
| AT (1) | ATE474032T1 (fr) |
| AU (2) | AU2001258634B2 (fr) |
| CA (1) | CA2411844C (fr) |
| DE (1) | DE60142585D1 (fr) |
| GB (1) | GB0013791D0 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2001094500A1 (fr) |
| ZA (1) | ZA200209731B (fr) |
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| US7271201B1 (en) | 2006-08-07 | 2007-09-18 | Syntroleum Corporation | Use of waste heat from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to form dry pulverized fuel feedstock |
| US8278363B2 (en) * | 2009-03-23 | 2012-10-02 | Thomas Charles Holcombe | Fischer-tropsch reactions using heat transfer tubes with a catalyst layer on the outside surfaces |
| US10710043B2 (en) | 2014-09-24 | 2020-07-14 | Raven Sr, Llc | Compact and maintainable waste reformation apparatus |
| WO2024076510A1 (fr) * | 2022-10-04 | 2024-04-11 | Oberon Fuels, Inc. | Réacteur de conversion d'éther diméthylique en hydrogène |
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| US2474845A (en) * | 1944-09-12 | 1949-07-05 | Hydrocarbon Research Inc | Process for synthesizing hydrocarbons |
| US2680126A (en) * | 1950-10-27 | 1954-06-01 | Texas Co | Method of effecting the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide |
| US2810739A (en) * | 1954-03-15 | 1957-10-22 | Pan American Patroleum Corp | Process for conducting partial oxidation of hydrocarbons |
| FR2741064B1 (fr) * | 1995-11-10 | 1997-12-12 | Inst Francais Du Petrole | Procede de conversion de gaz de synthese en hydrocarbures |
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| US20040106689A1 (en) | 2004-06-03 |
| AU5863401A (en) | 2001-12-17 |
| WO2001094500A1 (fr) | 2001-12-13 |
| EP1409610A1 (fr) | 2004-04-21 |
| US6855737B2 (en) | 2005-02-15 |
| DE60142585D1 (de) | 2010-08-26 |
| AU2001258634B2 (en) | 2005-04-28 |
| CA2411844C (fr) | 2010-05-11 |
| AR028680A1 (es) | 2003-05-21 |
| GB0013791D0 (en) | 2000-07-26 |
| ATE474032T1 (de) | 2010-07-15 |
| EP1409610B1 (fr) | 2010-07-14 |
| CA2411844A1 (fr) | 2001-12-13 |
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