RASHIDUL ISLAM20121107007

Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

BSMRSTU

FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS

Production of Liquid fuels from Synthesis gasCourse Title: Fuels and Petrochemicals

Course No: ACCE 420

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis•Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is a set of chemical reaction that can be

used to produce fuels and chemicals from synthesis gas. •synthesis gas is a mixture of CO and H2, which can be derived

from natural gas, coal, or biomass.•CH4 + H2O → 3H2 + CO•C + H2O → H2 + CO

Invention•The process was invented by German inventors Franz Fischer and

Hans Tropsch in the 1920s.

Prof. Franz Fischer Dr. Hans Tropsch

Reaction of the Process•In the process, carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) in the

syngas are converted into hydrocarbons of various molecular weights according to the following reaction.

•(2n+1) H2 + n CO → Cn H(2n+2) + n H2O•There are other side reactions taking place in the process, among

which the water-gas-shift reaction is important.•CO + H2O → H2 + CO2

Synthesis Process

Use of the Liquid fuel (hydrocarbon)

Vehicles Power Generation

Cooking Raw materials of various Industries

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