Patent ID: 8721750

Claim:
In a process for producing hydrocarbon products onboard a marine vessel, from at least one gas, liquid or solid, carbonaceous feedstock, the improvement comprising the steps of: conducting gasification in a thermal conversion plant, the thermal conversion plant being operationally connected to an onboard power plant unit, the thermal conversion plant comprising induction heating and a containment vessel holding a charge metal, the onboard power plant unit comprising a turbine for providing electric power, wherein gasification comprises the sub-step of using the electric power from the turbine for the induction heating; forming a hydrocarbon product in a chemical reaction plant; sending a gas stream intermediate product from the thermal conversion plant to the chemical reaction plant, recovering heat generated from the chemical reaction plant via a heat recovery system connected to said onboard power plant unit of said marine vessel; and, propelling said marine vessel using the heat generated from said heat recovery system having a heat exchanger bank for generating energy for providing propulsion power for said marine vessel, wherein heat recovery comprises the sub-step of converting a work fluid in the heat exchange bank of said heat recovery system into a pressurized state for miming the turbine, and wherein the energy for the induction heating and for the propulsion power for said marine vessel is provided by the same said turbine.