Patent ID: 7863492

Claim:
A process for producing linear alkyl benzene and linear paraffins, the process including the steps of obtaining a hydrocarbon condensate containing olefins, paraffins and oxygenates from a low temperature Fischer-Tropsch reaction; a) fractionating a desired carbon number distribution from the hydrocarbon condensate to form a fractionated hydrocarbon condensate stream which is the product of a Fischer-Tropsch reaction; b) extracting oxygenates from the fractionated hydrocarbon condensate stream from step a) to form a raffinate stream containing olefins and paraffins which is the product of a Fischer-Tropsch reaction; c) directly feeding the raffinate stream containing olefins and paraffins from step b) to an alkylating stage with benzene in the presence of a suitable alkylation catalyst to produce linear alkyl benzene and linear paraffin; and d) recovering linear alkyl benzene and linear paraffin.