Patent ID: 6635171
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: C10G

Abstract:
A process for treating a nitrogen-containing, substantially paraffinic product from a Fischer-Tropsch process, said process comprising:(a) deriving a substantially paraffinic product from a Fischer Tropsch process wherein said substantially paraffinic product initially contains more than 15 ppm nitrogen; (b) selecting a nitrogen level for the substantially paraffinic product from the Fischer Tropsch process; (c) purifying the substantially paraffinic product in a purification process to remove oxygen, nitrogen, and other impurities; (d) monitoring the nitrogen content of the purified product; (e) adjusting the conditions of the purification step (a) to increase nitrogen removal if the nitrogen content of the purified product exceeds the selected nitrogen level; and (f) upgrading the purified product.