Modelling and Optimization of Fischer-Tropsch Process

초록

There has been significant interest in the development of technologies to convert fuels like natural gas and coal into more readily transportable liquid fuels. One of the technologies that have received much attention to produce liquid fuels is Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS). However, this process has not been fully commercialized yet, and there is much scope for further development especially in the area of reaction system and overall process configuration. In this work, F-T reaction system was considered over iron-based catalysts. For the reaction system, both two-phase and three-phase reactor models were developed, and the results were compared each other. The developed kinetic parameters that were developed based on experimental data were built into commercial process modelling software. Then, various F-T plant design configurations were considered to maximize production rate of gasoline and gas oil. For the process configuration, recycling and co-feeding were considered.