甲烷氧化制合成气两段反应新工艺

Interest in conversion of natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons (GTL) by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis has grown significantly over the last decade. Most research and development work has focused on syngas production step, which accounts for more than 50% of the total investment. Reducing the cost of syngas production would have great beneficial effects on GTL process. Catalytic partial oxidation of methane (CPOM) to syngas is a slightly exothermic, highly selective, and energy efficient process. It gives syngas with n(H2)/n(CO)=2, directly suitable for F-T synthesis. However, CPOM process has not yet been used commercially. The major engineering problems are the high temperature gradient and the risk of explosion with premixed CH4-O2 mixture, which is within the ignition and explosion limit. In fluidized-bed reactors, the heat transfer is much better, which ensures a more uniform temperature and safer operation. A technology for syngas production by contacting CH4 with limited amount of steam and O2 in a fluidized-bed reactor has been developed[1].

A Novel Process of Two-Stage Reactor for Catalytic Oxidation of Methane to Syngas