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Recycling the tail-gas during the low temperature Fischer-Tropsch process
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-106).
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| author | Govender, Nilenindran Sundra |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5328 Recycling the tail-gas during the low temperature Fischer-Tropsch process Govender, Nilenindran Sundra Van Steen, Eric Janse van Vuuren, Matthys Chemical Engineering Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-106). For the economically viable operation of an iron-based Fischer-Tropsch technology, two options are available: (i) use a diluted feed, such as nitrogenrich synthesis gas, thereby saving on synthesis gas costs [Jess et aI., 1999] or (ii) recycle of the unconverted synthesis gas that leaves the reactor, after condensation of the liquid products (or use a number of reactors in series with intermediate condensation of the products). The tail-gas from the FischerTropsch reactor contains un-reacted synthesis gas, CO2, water vapour and lower hydrocarbons (oletins, paraffins and oxygenates). This stream can in principle be recycled back to the Fischer-Tropsch reactor, and thereby reducing the load on the reformers. However, it is necessary to understand what effects the constituents in the tail gas will have on the Fischer-Tropsch process when this stream is recycled back directly to the Fischer-Tropsch reactors. 2014-07-31T11:09:48Z 2014-07-31T11:09:48Z 2005 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5328 eng application/pdf Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Chemical Engineering Govender, Nilenindran Sundra Recycling the tail-gas during the low temperature Fischer-Tropsch process |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Recycling the tail-gas during the low temperature Fischer-Tropsch process |
| title_full | Recycling the tail-gas during the low temperature Fischer-Tropsch process |
| title_fullStr | Recycling the tail-gas during the low temperature Fischer-Tropsch process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recycling the tail-gas during the low temperature Fischer-Tropsch process |
| title_short | Recycling the tail-gas during the low temperature Fischer-Tropsch process |
| title_sort | recycling the tail gas during the low temperature fischer tropsch process |
| topic | Chemical Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5328 |
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