Lec8 Gas to Liquid Process.pptx
Lec8 Gas to Liquid Process.pptx
2022-2023
Instructor : Associate Prof. Marwa Abdelfattah
Email: [email protected]
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GTP VALUE CREATION (GAS TO PRODUCT)
Advantages of GTP:
• Transportable, high value products
• Greater netback to the feedstock(for business)
• New markets for gas
GAS TO LIQUIDS (GTL)
GTL is a refinery process to convert natural gas or other
gaseous hydrocarbons into longer-chain hydrocarbons
such as gasoline or diesel fuel.
Methane-rich gases are converted into liquid synthetic
fuels either via direct conversion or via syngas as an
intermediate, for example using the Fischer Tropsch (most
common) or Mobil processes.
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FISCHER–TROPSCH PROCESS
This method starts with partial oxidation of
methane (natural gas) to carbon dioxide, carbon
monoxide, hydrogen and water. ”First step”
The carbon monoxide to hydrogen (H2) ratio is
adjusted (using the water gas shift reaction).
and the excess carbon dioxide removal by aqueous
solutions of alkanolamine (or physical solvents).
The water is removed by dehydration .
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More than
one feed
stock
Unreacted
Catalytic
gases
reaction
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MOBIL PROCESS
• An alternative path starts by conversion of the natural gas to syngas,
• conversion of the syngas to methanol which is subsequently polymerized
into alkanes over a zeolite catalyst.
• It was developed by Mobil in early 1970s.
• Methanol is made from methane (natural gas) in a series of three
reactions: Mobil process
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MOBIL PROCESS (CONT.)
• The methanol thus formed may be converted to gasoline by the
Mobil process.
• First methanol is dehydrated to give di-methylether: (DME)
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PEARL GTL (CONT)
LOCATION: QATAR, RAS LAFFAN INDUSTRIAL CITY
Category: Integrated gas and gas-to-liquids project
Ownership: Development and Production Sharing Agreement with
Government of the State Qatar, 100% Shell funding
Operator: Shell
Development cost: $18 billion-$19 billion
Peak: 1,6 bcf/d of gas resulting in:
Production: - 140 kbo/d of gas-to-liquids products (2 trains)
- 120 kbo/d of natural gas liquids and ethane
Total production: 3 billion boe of natural gas over the life of the project
Key contractors: JGC/KBR joint venture
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GTP:
INCLUSIVE TERM FOR ALL CHEMICAL GAS
CONVERSION OPTIONS
PREMIUM PRODUCTS
GTL PROCESS
Diesel
Reforming Naphtha
FT Upgrading
Lubes
O2 Synthesis GTC or GTFC TECHNOLOGIES
Methane Gas Methanol and DME
CH4 H2O CO + Olefins, Gasoline
H2 recent
Hydrogen
Others
Conversion Technologies
GTL PROCESS
Diesel
Reforming Naphtha
FT Upgrading
Methane Lubes
Coal GTC or GTFC TECHNOLOGIES
Petcoke Synthesis
Methanol and DME
Biomass Gas
Olefins, Gasoline
CO + H2
Hydrogen
Others
Gasification
Clean Coal Technologies
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Gasification is more expensive than reforming
Requires CO2 sequestration