Production of synthetic fuels by high‐temperature co‐electrolysis of carbon dioxide and steam with Fischer‐Tropsch synthesis
Abstract
Numerous entities are currently involved in the production of synthetic fuels using various feedstock options including natural gas, refuse derived fuel, landfill gas, anaerobic digester gas, coal, and mixtures of these inputs. Current world‐class FT plants (∼15 900 m3/d or 100 000 barrels per day) require large deposits of natural gas (i.e. ∼1.78 m3/L/d or 10 MSCF/BPD means gas sources that can provide ∼10 billion m3 per year for plant lifetime). Modular Fischer‐Tropsch (FT) reactors currently under development have some unique features that reduce cost and provide the ability to utilize sources of natural gas, biomass, or other under‐utilized sources of energy that would otherwise not be developed. The current Ceramatec modular FT reactor operates with a fixed bed size of 10 cm diameter using an internal heat transfer structure to keep axial and radial temperature variation to 2.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 28, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1002/cjce.22427
Entities
People
- Elango Elangovan
- Joseph Hartvigsen
- Lyman Frost
Organizations
- CoorsTek
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Office of Naval Research