Control of Product Distribution of Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis with a Novel Rotating Packed-Bed Reactor: From Diesel to Light Olefin

Abstract

A rotating packed-bed (RPB) reactor has been first applied to the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) reaction. The main products of the FTS can be selectively formed by choosing the optimum high gravity level of the RPB reactor, which has opened a door to tailor the product distribution of FTS. The high selectivity of light olefins in RPB reactor provides a novel pathway to directly and effectively form light olefins from syngas, syngas to olefin (STO), which would avoid low-efficiency methanol synthesis and methanol-to-olefin (MTO) process.