Claims
- 1. A method for separating catalyst particles from wax in a reaction slurry in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor comprising:
- a) removing a portion of the reaction slurry containing the wax and catalyst particles from the reactor for separation in a dynamic settler;
- b) feeding the removed reaction slurry into a vertical feed conduit extending downwardly into a sealed vertical dynamic settler chamber a substantial length so as to form an annular region between the inner walls of the chamber and the feed conduit, whereby as the slurry flows into the annular region at the bottom of the settler the heavier catalyst particles settle down and are removed as the slurry at the bottom of the settler is recycled back to the reactor while the wax rises up in the annular section and this clarified wax is removed by a wax outlet pipe; and
- c) optionally further filtering the clarified wax in the wax outlet pipe.
- 2. A method for separating catalyst particles from wax in a reaction slurry in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor according to claim 1, further comprises recycling the slurry in the Fischer-Tropsch reactor to the reactor gas inlet whereby larger catalyst particles can be used with improved separation of the catalyst particles from the wax in the dynamic settler.
- 3. A method according to claim wherein additional liquid is supplied to the Fischer-Tropsch reactor at the reactor gas inlet whereby larger catalyst particles can be used with improved separation of the catalyst particles from the wax in the dynamic settler.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the priority benefit of Provisional application Ser. No. 60/055,063 filed on Aug. 8, 1997.
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