Patent ID: 6682711
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
An apparatus for a Fischer-Tropsch process comprising: a gas inlet, for conducting an inlet gas stream, and at least one product outlet with a reactor there between including a second Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, the reactor operable at temperatures of from 175Â° to 325Â° C., and a pressure from 1 to 20 atmospheres, and a sacrificial Fischer-Tropsch catalyst selected from the group consisting of Fischer-Tropsch catalysts having a negligible platinum group metal content, Fischer-Tropsch catalysts having a negligible cobalt content, iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts and substantially deactivated Fischer-Tropsch catalysts, included within the inlet gas stream and upstream from the second Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, wherein the sacrificed Fischer-Tropsch catalyst is present to bind sulfur contained in the inlet gas stream.