450 Syngas Production and Gas-to-Liquids Technology


Description:
A large body of research from the 1920’s through the present day has been devoted on the development of the Fischer-Tropsch and related processes. Although under special circumstances Gas-To-Liquids can be profitable widespread proliferation of GTL plants has not yet materialize. Economies of scale, energy efficiency, and feedstock cost are the main challenges. We would like to invite talks from industry and academia to discuss recent developments to further advance GTL technology. Particular emphasis will be given to FT and syngas production reactor studies (such as hydrodynamics, scale-up, modeling, catalysis, and kinetics), process integration, capital cost reduction, and energy optimization. Contributions in utilization of alternative feedstocks (e.g. coal or biomass), production of alternative fuels (e.g. ethanol) or chemicals and co-production of chemicals are also sought.

Sponsor:
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division


Chair:
Erdem Sasmaz
Research Assist. Prof.
University of South Carolina
Chemical Engineering
541 Main Street
Columbia, SC
29201
Email: sasmaz@cec.sc.edu

Co-chairs:
Hema Ramsurn
University of Tulsa
Russell School of Chemical Engineering
Tulsa, OK
36849-5127
Fax Number: 334-844-2063
Email: hema-ramsurn@utulsa.edu

Karthikeyan K. Ramasamy
Research Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Chemical and Biological Process Developmental Group
901 Battelle Blvd
Richland, WA
99353
Email: karthi@pnnl.gov


Papers:
450a
Supported Transition Metal Carbides As Catalysts for CO2 Conversion to Syngas Via Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction
Yichen Zhuang, University of Waterloo; Faisal Mohamed Khan, University of Waterloo; David Simakov, University of Waterloo
450b
Molten Salt Chemical Looping Catalysis for Reactive Separation of HBr in a Halogen Based Natural Gas to Liquids Process
D. Chester Upham, University of California Santa Barbara; Zachary Snodgrass, University of California Santa Barbara; Mojgan Zavareh, University of Queensland; Michael Gordon, University of California Santa Barbara; Horia Metiu, University of California - Santa Barbara; Eric W. McFarland, University of California, Santa Barbara
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450d
Investigation of a New Preparation Method for Cobalt Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts
Mahmood Rahmati, Brigham young university; Morris D. Argyle, Brigham Young University; William Hecker, Brigham Young University; Calvin H. Bartholomew, Brigham Young University; Mohammad-Saeed Safdari, Chemical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
450e
Short Chain Hydrocarbons Growth Probability in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis over Cobalt Catalyst
Adolph Muleja, University of South Africa; Joshua Gorimbo, University of South Africa; Yali Yao, University of South Africa; Xiaojun Lu, University of South Africa; Xinying Liu, University of South Africa; Diane Hildebrandt, University of South Africa; David Glasser, University of South Africa
450f
2-D Modeling of Fischer Tropsch Packed Bed Reactor: First Step Towards Scale-up
Mohamed Sufiyan Challiwala, Texas A&M University; Benjamin Wilhite, Texas A&M University; Mohammed Minhaj Ghouri, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar
450g
Heat Generation and Removal in Fixed-Bed Reactors for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Branislav Todic, Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Milos Mandic, Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nikola Nikacevic, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade; Dragomir B. Bukur, Texas A&M University at Qatar
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