Patent ID: 9688917
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B01J,C10G

Claim:
1. A hydrocarbon-producing apparatus for producing hydrocarbons by a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction, the hydrocarbon-producing apparatus comprising: a bubble column slurry bed reactor configured to hold a slurry including catalyst particles and liquid hydrocarbons therein; a vapor-liquid separator having first and second vapor-liquid separation units, each vapor-liquid separation unit including a cooler and a vapor-liquid separation tank; a filling material layer installed at a middle portion within the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit, a first return line configured to return a portion of a light component of light oil discharged from a bottom of the vapor-liquid separation tank of the first vapor-liquid separation unit to the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit; and a second return line configured to return a portion of a heavy component of light oil discharged from a bottom of the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit to the middle portion of the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit,