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Gas-to-Liquid Synthesis (GTL)

Fischer-Tropsch Catalytic Process for Liquid Fuel and Chemical Production

GTL Green Chemicals, Fuels, Lubricants, Plastics, Solvents and Waxes

Next generation steam reforming gasification systems produce competitively priced synthesis gas from biomass crops and hydrocarbon wastes that can be further processed into high-value chemical and plastic intermediaries, as well as ultra-clean liquid hydrocarbon fuels using the Fischer-Tropsch reforming process.

The Fisher Tropsch process of reforming natural gas into carbon monoxide and hydrogen (Syn-Gas) and using this gas to manufacture liquid fuels and chemicals is well known and has been in commercial use for over 50 years.

Pacific Renewables GTL systems can deliver the proper ratio of Syn-Gas to meet quality standards in terms of contaminants and moisture, thereby producing high quality FT-Diesel, Hydrogen, Dimethyl Ether and Methanol liquid fuels at highly competitive costs and conversion rates.

Historical Development of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Process

1897: Inventors Losanitsch and Jovitschitsch first converted CO (carbon monoxide) and hydrogen to liquid products using an electrical discharge. Formaldehyde was the primary product.

1902: Inventors Sabatier and Senderens converted CO and hydrogen to methane over a nickel catalyst.

1923: Inventors Fischer and Tropsch developed a process to convert CO and hydrogen to liquid hydrocarbons using Iron and Colbalt catalysts. Diesel was the primary product produced. Coal gasification researchers, Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch were pioneers in commercially viable gas-to-liquid fuel production systems.
1944: FT-Diesel production peaks:

Germany 16,000 barrels per day
Japan 1,500 barrels per day
1950-1953: Hydrocarbon Resources, Inc. builds 5,000 barrel per day Hydrocol Plant in Brownsville, Texas. Low-cost middle east oil ends U.S. efforts to commercialize FT production.
1955: Sasol operates 8,000 bpd SASOL 1 plant in Sasolburg, South Africa.

1980s: South Africa achieves energy independence from petroleum using FT-Fuels produced through gasification of coal.
2000s: Biomass gasification. Virtually any carbon based material can be commercially gasified and converted into liquid hydrocarbon fuels using the Fisher-Tropsch process to produce ultra-clean diesel, ethanol, hydrogen and methanol.

Biofuels are primarily used to fuel vehicles, but can also fuel engines or fuel cells for electricity generation. For information about the use of biofuels in vehicles, see the DOE's Alternative Fuel Vehicle page under Transportation. See the DOE's Hydrogen page for more information about hydrogen as a fuel

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