Patent ID: 9290422
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: C01B,C07C,C10G,C10J,C10K

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a hybrid plant, where a gasification unit in the hybrid plant is operating at less than its design capacity or is not operational, comprising: a) increasing a light fossil fuel feed to a light fossil fuel conversion unit of the hybrid plant; b) increasing oxygen input to an autothermal reformer in said fossil fuel conversion unit by diverting at least a portion of oxygen that would have been fed to said gasification unit, conditioned on the autothermal reformer temperature and exiting volumetric gas flow not to exceed a design value; c) decreasing said light fossil fuel conversion unit steam to carbon ratio, and d) producing a liquid fuel product at a production rate between 70% to 110% of the hybrid plant design production rate.