WO2008057049A1 - Marine vessel with plasma-based integration gasification combined cycle (igcc) plant - Google Patents

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WO2008057049A1
WO2008057049A1 PCT/SG2007/000378 SG2007000378W WO2008057049A1 WO 2008057049 A1 WO2008057049 A1 WO 2008057049A1 SG 2007000378 W SG2007000378 W SG 2007000378W WO 2008057049 A1 WO2008057049 A1 WO 2008057049A1
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  • a feedstock material containing some carbon is first subjected to thermal conversion to yield a syngas blend comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen (syngas), further subjecting blend to a chemical conversion process to produce a hydrocarbon product having a carbon number of between Ci to C 6 o, additionally, the entire method may be implemented onboard a maritime vehicle system (such as a ship, barge, FPSO, tanker, moored structure, etc).
  • US patent 4568522 discloses a synfuel production ship that produces synthetic fuel from the synthesis of carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Further disclosed is the use of a nuclear powerplant to provide energy required for the synthesis. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the manner of synthesis involves the formation of a Syngas blend and passing the Syngas blend into a reaction to create the synthetic fuel.
  • US patent 6380268 discloses a process wherein a Syngas is formed from a feedstock using a electric-powered plasma reactor and then converting the Syngas into a higher molecular weight hydrocarbon using a Fischer-Tropsch reactor. In the section "general teaching of the invention", the invention can be mounted on a barge or larger vessel. Feedstock is predominantly a hydrocarbon source. There is no disclosure as to how the barge or larger vessel will interact with the invention to perform any cooling of parts of the plasma reactor, or its plant. No molten material is disclosed as a medium to cause formation of the syngas from the feedstock.
  • US patent 4181504 discloses a method for using high temperature plasma to convert carbonaceous feedstock into a Syngas, and further discloses the plasma heating a molten metal as part of the plasma's conductive electrode, and carbonaceous feedstock is fed into the molten metal by gravity for gasification into the Syngas.
  • Carbonaceous feedstock disclosed is predominantly coal. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the invention is performed onboard a marine vessel.
  • US patent numbers 5280757, 4644877, 4431612, 6037560 discloses the use of a plasma as heat source to perform waste detoxification, treatment and decomposition. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that US patent numbers 5280757, 4644877, 4431612, 6037560 is performed onboard a marine vessel.
  • US patent 5878814 discloses a production marine vessel that converts natural gas into liquefied natural gas onboard.
  • US patents 6518321 and 6635681 discloses a process for converting a light hydrocarbon feedstock into Syngas, and then forming a syncrude hydrocarbon product using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.
  • US patent 6797243 discloses the intake of Syngas for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis into a long- chain hydrocarbon product. Feedstock for Syngas is predominantly lighter molecular weight hydrocarbons.
  • US patent 6732796 discloses a process for in-situ conversion of hydrocarbon into Syngas, at a suitable pyrolysis conversion temperature.
  • US patent 4566961 discloses the use of an electric arc to convert carbonaceous material (coal) into lower molecular weight hydrocarbons by bringing the material into contact with the arc and further utilizing the heat of the formed hydrocarbon to implement further material conversion (of higher molecular weight carbonaceous material into lower molecular weight hydrocarbons. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the manner of conversion utilizes a high temperature plasma as heat source.
  • US patent 4588850 discloses the use of coal in an electric arc furnace (EAF) to convert the coal into Syngas and acetylene at a pyrolysis temperature provided by the electric arc as its heat source. It further discloses that the heat can also be derived from a plasma process. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the invention is performed onboard a marine vessel.
  • EAF electric arc furnace
  • US patent 4536603 discloses the use of coal for conversion into acetylene by using a heat source from a combustion gas.
  • US patent 4772775 discloses the use of a electric arc plasma as heat source to separate a water spray stream into hydrogen and oxygen, and having the recombined hydrogen and oxygen to form a super-heated steam product.
  • US patent 6200430 discloses the use of a three-stage electric arc gasifier process wherein synthetic gas is produced.
  • US patent 4406666 discloses gasification of carbon in a molten metal bath to produce a synthetic gas product, the molten melt bath in a reactor is made to be swivel periodically. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the invention is performed onboard a marine vessel.
  • hydrocarbons may include methanol, light olefins, gasoline, diesel, heavy wax fuels etc.
  • Upstream technologies developed for the oil industry include marine vessels (offshore oil rigs, submersible platforms, etc.) that can drill to depths that was not possible just one decade ago, and various downstream technologies such as dedicated FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) vessels that can perform a variety of refinery and storage functions.
  • FPSO floating production storage and offloading
  • Marine vessels ranging from container ships that can travel between continents and vast distances to maritime vessels that are simply moored or anchored to body of water, such as storage platforms or ships that can function of depositories for energy assets such as crude oil, or to conduct drilling of energy reserves found deep within the depths of the sea.
  • energy assets such as crude oil
  • production vessels In addition to ships that either perform transportation of energy, there are vessels that can drill and extract energy, and further "production" vessels that can convert the extracted energy such as natural gas, into denser or more suitable forms, such as methanol, LNG, etc.
  • any floatation structure, vehicle, platform, and/or offshore platform could be operated in seawater, freshwater, or both.
  • a ship ocean-going vessel, barge, hull- vessel, hull, tanker, cargo ship, VLCC (very large crude carrier), FPSO (floating production, storage and off-loading vessel), offshore platforms (semi-submersible, submersible, "rigs") are included in this definition of marine vessel or vessel. Submarines are further included in the definition as same as the term "submersible platform” or vessel.
  • Plasma producing device or plasma producing apparatus, or plasma system
  • a plasma is a mixture of ions, electrons and neutral particles produced when stable molecules are dissociated (in this case by an electric arc).
  • the electric arc is formed between two electrodes, the anode (+) and cathode (-).
  • Variations of a plasma-producing device may be in the electrode assembly, the type of flow gas (air, argon, carbon dioxide etc.), use of plasma arc torches, and their power supply requirements (AC versus DC current etc).
  • Material, or feedstock may be in any form and can be either naturally occurring, or a synthetic material, or both, most forms of matter such as solids, liquids and gases are included in the term feedstock or material or carbonaceous material or carbonaceous feedstock.
  • MSW Municipal solid waste
  • scrap waste material sludge, marine sludge, waste oil, waste sludge, scrap metal, wood, coal, lignite, waste coal, carbon black, rubber, scrap rubber material, rubber derived material, wood chips, charcoal, glass, paper, refuse derived waste, refused derived fuel (RDF), sand, soil material, granular particles, tar s
  • a hydrocarbon product comprising a carbon number of between C 1 to C 4 , or C 5 to C 10 , or C 11 to C 20 , C 21 to C 30 , or C 31 to C 60
  • carbon-based fuels comprising a carbon number of between C 1 to C 4 , or C 5 to C 10 , or C 11 to C 20 , C 21 to C 30 , or C 3 i to C 6O1
  • Syngas has a heating value of between 75 to 350 BTU per cubic foot - however, BTU values will vary and may exceed the given range depending on gas element composition ratio.
  • Electrolysis refers to any device or system that can split water, seawater or any liquid or fluid or vapor phase gas mixture into component elements.
  • Method of splitting into component elements may be electric, electrochemical, thermal or a combination.
  • Voltage Refers to a supply of voltage (or electric energy) and can include direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC) power. Voltage may further comprise of a particular voltage phase.
  • the prime mover device or system or engine of the vessel usually responsible for supplying propulsion power to the vessel, and may feature a mechanical system (sometimes called a marine drive) coupling the engine to the propeller shalf.
  • a mechanical system sometimes called a marine drive
  • the marine drive would be the interface wherein energy generated from the powerplant is converted into propulsion for the vessel.
  • the device or system may produce mechanical power, or electric power, or both, depending on the type of powerplant.
  • the device or system may produce mechanical power, or electric power, or both, depending on the type of powerplant.
  • a device usually comprising a furnace that utilizes an induction coil that is powered from an ac power source. Alternating current flowing through the coil creates a magnetic field that is applied to the electrically conductive charge placed inside of the furnace's crucible. Eddy currents induced by the field in the charge can be used to heat, melt and superheat the charge.
  • Electric Arc Furnace Refers to a furnace that heats a charge metal using an electric arc.
  • the charge metal will eventually melt to form a molten melt bath.
  • Numerous designs are devised to form the electric arc in the furnace.
  • EAF deployed in the iron and steelmaking industry predominantly features carbon- based electrodes to cause formation of the electric arc.
  • a metallic material or mixture of dissimilar metals is brought together to be melted into a molten form, usually in a furnace device.
  • Metals may include iron, copper, steel, tin, metallic alloys, etc.
  • the thermal conversion plant may be in communication or operationally connected with a variety of parts and subsystems of the marine vessel, or other related plant system of the overall process of the present invention.
  • the thermal conversion plant uses mainly thermal energy to cause the conversion process, either by convection, radiation, conduction, or a combination thereof.
  • the chemical reaction unit is in communication or operationally connected with the thermal conversion plant. Conversion process may or may not make use of a catalyst material or medium to aid in the conversion process to hydrocarbon.
  • a marine vessel (such as a suitably adapted floatation vehicle) performs intake and loading of a carbonaceous feedstock up to a predetermined load tonnage, from a first remote site, which may be a port terminal facility, a second marine vessel, or a flotation terminal/structure such as an offshore platform, or a land-based/terrestrial facility.
  • the feedstock may be pre-treated including reducing or increasing its moisture content, either by heat drying (reducing moisture), or fluid spraying or steaming (increasing moisture).
  • the feedstock may also be reduced in physical size by means of a grinder device, or be pulverized into a suitable sieve size. The reduction of the feedstock will enlarge surface area that can be converted into the Syngas blend during conversion stage in the thermal conversion plant.
  • the pre-treated feedstock is then passed into the thermal conversion plant to allow for the feedstock to be thermally converted into a Syngas blend comprising CO and H 2 , however, the Syngas blend may further comprise of additional gases such as CO 2 etc, depending on the proximate/ultimate analysis and composition of the feedstock used.
  • the present invention may use a mixture of different feedstock types depending on the location where the feedstock is collected for conversion).
  • the syngas blend may undergo a gas "clean-up" stage where the additional gases are removed to an acceptable level, and passed into the chemical reaction unit/plant, where the syngas is converted into a hydrocarbon product, commonly with the aid of a catalyst.
  • the choice of catalyst, reaction pressure, residency time in the reaction unit, temperature of the syngas feed-stream will determine the hydrocarbon formation of a particular molecular weight.
  • the hydrocarbon product is then isolated, or collected for storage onboard the vessel, which is then subsequently delivered and distributed to a remote site.
  • the marine vessel is simultaneously performing delivery of the predetermined product to a remote site while converting the carbonaceous feedstock into the said product using the onboard thermal conversion plant, the chemical reaction unit and the marine vessel's system.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a schematic of the present invention comprising a marine vessel, a first remote site and a second remote site.
  • the marine vessel performs intake of a carbonaceous feedstock from the first remote site into the vessel, and converts the feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H 2 , and then converting syngas into a predetermined hydrocarbon product that is delivered and distributed to the second remote site.
  • FiG. 2 depicts a schematic of the present invention comprising a marine vessel, the vessel further comprising at least one thermal conversion plant, and at least one chemical reaction unit.
  • the thermal conversion plant converts the carbonaceous feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H 2 ; the chemical reaction unit converts the syngas into a predetermined hydrocarbon product.
  • a marine vessel (2) performs intake and loading of a carbonaceous feedstock (A), from a first remote site (1 ).
  • the first remote site (1 ) may be a land-based terrestrial facility, or a second marine vessel, or an offshore platform, or a floating terminal platform.
  • the vessel (2) will also simultaneously convert the carbonaceous feedstock (A) into a hydrocarbon product (B), which is delivered and distributed to the second mote site (3).
  • the vessel (2) may conduct a second intake of additional carbonaceous feedstock (A) from the second remote site (3), to replenish the feedstock (A) that is consumed to produce the hydrocarbon product (B).
  • the marine vessel (2) may also conduct replenishment of the feedstock (A) while at the same time, distributing the hydrocarbon product (B) to the second remote site (3).
  • FIG. 2 converts a carbonaceous feedstock (A) FIG. 1 into a hydrocarbon product (B) FIG. 1 , by sending the feedstock (A) FIG. 1 into the thermal conversion plant (5) FIG. 2, and converting the feedstock (A) FIG. 1 into a syngas (7) FIG. 2, this syngas (7) FIG. 2, comprises CO, H 2 , and is an industrially valuable product by itself.
  • the syngas (7) FIG. 2 is passed into a chemical reaction unit (6) FIG. 2, to convert the syngas (7) FIG. 2 into the hydrocarbon product (B) FIG. 1.

Abstract

A feedstock material containing some carbon is first subjected to thermal conversion to yield a syngas blend comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen (syngas), further subjecting blend to a chemical conversion process to produce a hydrocarbon product having a carbon number of between C1 to C60, additionally, the entire method may be implemented onboard a maritime vehicle system (such as a ship, barge, FPSO, tanker, moored structure, etc).

Description

Marine vessel with plasma-based integration gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
A feedstock material containing some carbon is first subjected to thermal conversion to yield a syngas blend comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen (syngas), further subjecting blend to a chemical conversion process to produce a hydrocarbon product having a carbon number of between Ci to C6o, additionally, the entire method may be implemented onboard a maritime vehicle system (such as a ship, barge, FPSO, tanker, moored structure, etc).
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US Patent 4568522: Grumman Aerospace Corporation
US Patent 6380268: Yakobson, et al. US Patent 4181504: Technology Application Services Corp.D
US Patent 5280757: Carter; George W. (Ottawa, CA)
US Patent 4644877: Pyroplasma International N.V.
US Patent 4431612: Electro-Petroleum, Inc.
US Patent 6037560: Integrated Environmental Technologies, LLC US Patent 5878814: Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.S. (NO)
US Patent 6518321 : Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, CA)
US Patent 6635681: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, CA)
US Patent 6797243: Syntroleum Corporation (Tulsa, OK)
US Patent 6732796: Shell Oil Company (Houston, TX) US Patent 4566961 : The British Petroleum Company p. I.e.
US Patent 4588850: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
US Patent 4536603: Rockwell International Corporation
US Patent 4772775: Sam L. Leach
US Patent 6200430: Edgar J. Robert US Patent 4406666: Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG
US patent 5177304: Molten Metal Technology, Inc.
US patent 4568522 discloses a synfuel production ship that produces synthetic fuel from the synthesis of carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Further disclosed is the use of a nuclear powerplant to provide energy required for the synthesis. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the manner of synthesis involves the formation of a Syngas blend and passing the Syngas blend into a reaction to create the synthetic fuel. US patent 6380268 discloses a process wherein a Syngas is formed from a feedstock using a electric-powered plasma reactor and then converting the Syngas into a higher molecular weight hydrocarbon using a Fischer-Tropsch reactor. In the section "general teaching of the invention", the invention can be mounted on a barge or larger vessel. Feedstock is predominantly a hydrocarbon source. There is no disclosure as to how the barge or larger vessel will interact with the invention to perform any cooling of parts of the plasma reactor, or its plant. No molten material is disclosed as a medium to cause formation of the syngas from the feedstock.
US patent 4181504 discloses a method for using high temperature plasma to convert carbonaceous feedstock into a Syngas, and further discloses the plasma heating a molten metal as part of the plasma's conductive electrode, and carbonaceous feedstock is fed into the molten metal by gravity for gasification into the Syngas. Carbonaceous feedstock disclosed is predominantly coal. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the invention is performed onboard a marine vessel.
US patent numbers 5280757, 4644877, 4431612, 6037560 discloses the use of a plasma as heat source to perform waste detoxification, treatment and decomposition. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that US patent numbers 5280757, 4644877, 4431612, 6037560 is performed onboard a marine vessel.
US patent 5878814 discloses a production marine vessel that converts natural gas into liquefied natural gas onboard.
US patents 6518321 and 6635681 discloses a process for converting a light hydrocarbon feedstock into Syngas, and then forming a syncrude hydrocarbon product using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.
US patent 6797243 discloses the intake of Syngas for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis into a long- chain hydrocarbon product. Feedstock for Syngas is predominantly lighter molecular weight hydrocarbons.
US patent 6732796 discloses a process for in-situ conversion of hydrocarbon into Syngas, at a suitable pyrolysis conversion temperature.
US patent 4566961 discloses the use of an electric arc to convert carbonaceous material (coal) into lower molecular weight hydrocarbons by bringing the material into contact with the arc and further utilizing the heat of the formed hydrocarbon to implement further material conversion (of higher molecular weight carbonaceous material into lower molecular weight hydrocarbons. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the manner of conversion utilizes a high temperature plasma as heat source.
US patent 4588850 discloses the use of coal in an electric arc furnace (EAF) to convert the coal into Syngas and acetylene at a pyrolysis temperature provided by the electric arc as its heat source. It further discloses that the heat can also be derived from a plasma process. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the invention is performed onboard a marine vessel.
US patent 4536603 discloses the use of coal for conversion into acetylene by using a heat source from a combustion gas.
US patent 4772775 discloses the use of a electric arc plasma as heat source to separate a water spray stream into hydrogen and oxygen, and having the recombined hydrogen and oxygen to form a super-heated steam product.
US patent 6200430 discloses the use of a three-stage electric arc gasifier process wherein synthetic gas is produced.
US patent 4406666 discloses gasification of carbon in a molten metal bath to produce a synthetic gas product, the molten melt bath in a reactor is made to be swivel periodically. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the invention is performed onboard a marine vessel.
US patent 5177304, and its related family of patents discloses a reactor utilizing a molten metal to perform treatment of carbon containing waste materials, and subsequent family of patents discloses various reactor designs wherein molten metal is the predominant medium for catalytic/heat reactions between the molten metal and carbonaceous materials. There is no disclosure nor is anything said which suggests that the invention is performed onboard a marine vessel.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Currently, there is an unprecedented global demand for energy for industrial and economic development in several high growth regions of the world, and this demand has exceeded in many instances the total capacity of production of fossil-derived energy sources including crude, natural gas, and coal.
When alternative energy sources are factored into the energy supply/demand equilibrium, that is, nuclear, biomass, wind, solar, geothermal and hydro derived energy pools, it is still possible that demand exceeds production capacity. Fossil energy sources are now increasingly explored and mined in far-flung regions that is substantially further away from its demand markets, and in some circumstances, these energy sources are discovered in regions where overall operating environments may be difficult. In the field of natural gas exploration and development, substantial technology has been developed for gas liquefaction to convert natural gas into denser liquefied natural gas (LNG), or directly into hydrocarbons that is easier to transport using marine vessels.
These hydrocarbons may include methanol, light olefins, gasoline, diesel, heavy wax fuels etc. Upstream technologies developed for the oil industry include marine vessels (offshore oil rigs, submersible platforms, etc.) that can drill to depths that was not possible just one decade ago, and various downstream technologies such as dedicated FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) vessels that can perform a variety of refinery and storage functions.
While the energy environment remains competitive and at times challenging, great potential can be found in still unexplored areas of the world include the Arctic/polar regions where undiscovered oil and gas reserves are estimated at 25% of total world supplies. Significant developments have also been made in the areas of tar sands and shale oil recovery to yield syncrude (synthetic crude).
Additionally, a gradual realization of an apparent acceleration of rising temperatures in almost every major part of the world have convinced many that the continued use and subsequent pollution of heat trapping gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) cannot be reasonably sustained without dramatic implementation of technologies in the area of environmental regulation, emissions control, carbon sequestration/storage, and simply using fuels that are derived from renewable resources.
It is now estimated that a small elevation in global median temperatures can trigger varying amounts of flooding and sea level readjustments especially to coastal regions, and with large number of urban population centers also located at these places, along with their industrial infrastructure including power generation, transport, factories and manufacturing plants, this presents a potentially massive shift in locating these critical facets of the industrialized states to locations where the mentioned effects are less pronounced. Marine vessels ranging from container ships that can travel between continents and vast distances to maritime vessels that are simply moored or anchored to body of water, such as storage platforms or ships that can function of depositories for energy assets such as crude oil, or to conduct drilling of energy reserves found deep within the depths of the sea. In addition to ships that either perform transportation of energy, there are vessels that can drill and extract energy, and further "production" vessels that can convert the extracted energy such as natural gas, into denser or more suitable forms, such as methanol, LNG, etc.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
For purposes of this specification and claims the following shall mean:
Marine vessel or ship or vessel
Refers to any floatation structure, vehicle, platform, and/or offshore platform. Could be operated in seawater, freshwater, or both. Usually referred to as a ship, ocean-going vessel, barge, hull- vessel, hull, tanker, cargo ship, VLCC (very large crude carrier), FPSO (floating production, storage and off-loading vessel), offshore platforms (semi-submersible, submersible, "rigs") are included in this definition of marine vessel or vessel. Submarines are further included in the definition as same as the term "submersible platform" or vessel.
Plasma producing device, or plasma producing apparatus, or plasma system
Refers to any device or system in which a flowing gas is passed through an electric arc, producing plasma. A plasma is a mixture of ions, electrons and neutral particles produced when stable molecules are dissociated (in this case by an electric arc). The electric arc is formed between two electrodes, the anode (+) and cathode (-). Variations of a plasma-producing device may be in the electrode assembly, the type of flow gas (air, argon, carbon dioxide etc.), use of plasma arc torches, and their power supply requirements (AC versus DC current etc).
Gasification or pyrolysis
Refers to any thermal heating action or process acting on a material to yield gas blend containing elements originally present in the material prior to thermal heating action. In materials containing carbon and moisture, carbon monoxide and hydrogen is produced from this thermal heating action. This gas mixture of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2) (along with other gases such as carbon dioxide etc.) is commonly called "Syngas". Generally, a carbonaceous material/feedstock can be converted by thermal means into a syngas blend. Gasification/pyrolysis can be interchangeably used to describe the process of converting the feedstock into Syngas.
Plasma gasification or plasma pyrolysis
Refers to any thermal heating action performed by a plasma producing device, or plasma producing apparatus, or plasma system (see above), on a material (or feedstock) to yield Syngas.
Carbonaceous feedstock or feedstock
Refers to any material containing some carbon. Material, or feedstock, may be in any form and can be either naturally occurring, or a synthetic material, or both, most forms of matter such as solids, liquids and gases are included in the term feedstock or material or carbonaceous material or carbonaceous feedstock. Biomass, municipal waste, municipal solid waste (MSW), scrap waste material, sludge, marine sludge, waste oil, waste sludge, scrap metal, wood, coal, lignite, waste coal, carbon black, rubber, scrap rubber material, rubber derived material, wood chips, charcoal, glass, paper, refuse derived waste, refused derived fuel (RDF), sand, soil material, granular particles, tar sands, shale oil, peat, natural gas, petroleum, crude oil, oil wax, sewage, grass, agriculture derived waste, animal derived waste, are all considered as part of this definition of carbonaceous feedstock.
Hydrocarbon, or hydrocarbon product
Refers to a hydrocarbon product comprising a carbon number of between C1 to C4, or C5 to C10, or C11 to C20, C21 to C30, or C31 to C60, further includes carbon-based fuels comprising a carbon number of between C1 to C4, or C5 to C10, or C11 to C20, C21 to C30, or C3i to C6O1 further includes gasoline, diesel, kerosene, methane, ethane, propane, butane, synthetic natural gas, methanol, light olefins, oxo-alcohols, ethanol.
Syngas or syn-gas or synthetic gas
Refers to any gas blend comprising of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2), and may further contain some portion of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other elements. Syngas has a heating value of between 75 to 350 BTU per cubic foot - however, BTU values will vary and may exceed the given range depending on gas element composition ratio.
Electrolysis Refers to any device or system that can split water, seawater or any liquid or fluid or vapor phase gas mixture into component elements. Method of splitting into component elements may be electric, electrochemical, thermal or a combination.
Electric power or electric current
Refers to a supply of voltage (or electric energy) and can include direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC) power. Voltage may further comprise of a particular voltage phase.
Vessel powerplant
Refers to the prime mover device or system or engine of the vessel (marine vessel), usually responsible for supplying propulsion power to the vessel, and may feature a mechanical system (sometimes called a marine drive) coupling the engine to the propeller shalf. For marine vessels without a propeller driven propulsion, the marine drive would be the interface wherein energy generated from the powerplant is converted into propulsion for the vessel.
Powerplant
Refers to any power generating device or system. The device or system may produce mechanical power, or electric power, or both, depending on the type of powerplant. Includes reciprocating piston engines, gas turbines, steam turbines, auxiliary generator units, fuel cells, a battery system, rotary engines, combustion boiler that is coupled with an energy conversion apparatus (such as a steam turbine).
Induction heating apparatus/electric induction heat furnace
Refers to a device usually comprising a furnace that utilizes an induction coil that is powered from an ac power source. Alternating current flowing through the coil creates a magnetic field that is applied to the electrically conductive charge placed inside of the furnace's crucible. Eddy currents induced by the field in the charge can be used to heat, melt and superheat the charge.
Modifications and adaptations may be made to allow the conductive charge to be deployed as heating medium to perform heating of the carbonaceous feedstock according to the embodiments of the present invention.
Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Refers to a furnace that heats a charge metal using an electric arc. The charge metal will eventually melt to form a molten melt bath. Numerous designs are devised to form the electric arc in the furnace. EAF deployed in the iron and steelmaking industry predominantly features carbon- based electrodes to cause formation of the electric arc.
Charge metal
A metallic material or mixture of dissimilar metals is brought together to be melted into a molten form, usually in a furnace device. Metals may include iron, copper, steel, tin, metallic alloys, etc.
Thermal conversion plant
Refers to a system that is equipped onboard a marine vessel to perform the conversion of a carbonaceous feedstock into a Syngas blend comprising CO and H2, the thermal conversion plant may be in communication or operationally connected with a variety of parts and subsystems of the marine vessel, or other related plant system of the overall process of the present invention. The thermal conversion plant uses mainly thermal energy to cause the conversion process, either by convection, radiation, conduction, or a combination thereof.
Chemical reaction unit/chemical reaction plant
Refers to a system that is equipped onboard a marine vessel to perform the conversion, or forming of a predetermined hydrocarbon product from a Syngas blend. The chemical reaction unit is in communication or operationally connected with the thermal conversion plant. Conversion process may or may not make use of a catalyst material or medium to aid in the conversion process to hydrocarbon.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Process of manufacture and distribution of a hydrocarbon product to at least one remote site, using a marine vessel wherein manufacture and distribution are implemented onboard.
A marine vessel (such as a suitably adapted floatation vehicle) performs intake and loading of a carbonaceous feedstock up to a predetermined load tonnage, from a first remote site, which may be a port terminal facility, a second marine vessel, or a flotation terminal/structure such as an offshore platform, or a land-based/terrestrial facility. The feedstock may be pre-treated including reducing or increasing its moisture content, either by heat drying (reducing moisture), or fluid spraying or steaming (increasing moisture). The feedstock may also be reduced in physical size by means of a grinder device, or be pulverized into a suitable sieve size. The reduction of the feedstock will enlarge surface area that can be converted into the Syngas blend during conversion stage in the thermal conversion plant.
The pre-treated feedstock is then passed into the thermal conversion plant to allow for the feedstock to be thermally converted into a Syngas blend comprising CO and H2, however, the Syngas blend may further comprise of additional gases such as CO2 etc, depending on the proximate/ultimate analysis and composition of the feedstock used. (The present invention may use a mixture of different feedstock types depending on the location where the feedstock is collected for conversion).
The syngas blend may undergo a gas "clean-up" stage where the additional gases are removed to an acceptable level, and passed into the chemical reaction unit/plant, where the syngas is converted into a hydrocarbon product, commonly with the aid of a catalyst. The choice of catalyst, reaction pressure, residency time in the reaction unit, temperature of the syngas feed-stream will determine the hydrocarbon formation of a particular molecular weight. The hydrocarbon product is then isolated, or collected for storage onboard the vessel, which is then subsequently delivered and distributed to a remote site. The marine vessel is simultaneously performing delivery of the predetermined product to a remote site while converting the carbonaceous feedstock into the said product using the onboard thermal conversion plant, the chemical reaction unit and the marine vessel's system.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 depicts a schematic of the present invention comprising a marine vessel, a first remote site and a second remote site. The marine vessel performs intake of a carbonaceous feedstock from the first remote site into the vessel, and converts the feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2, and then converting syngas into a predetermined hydrocarbon product that is delivered and distributed to the second remote site.
FiG. 2 depicts a schematic of the present invention comprising a marine vessel, the vessel further comprising at least one thermal conversion plant, and at least one chemical reaction unit. The thermal conversion plant converts the carbonaceous feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2; the chemical reaction unit converts the syngas into a predetermined hydrocarbon product. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
With reference to FIG. 1 , a marine vessel (2) performs intake and loading of a carbonaceous feedstock (A), from a first remote site (1 ). The first remote site (1 ) may be a land-based terrestrial facility, or a second marine vessel, or an offshore platform, or a floating terminal platform. Once the feedstock (A) is completely and satisfactorily loaded onto the vessel (2), it begins the journey to a designated second remote site (3). The vessel (2) will also simultaneously convert the carbonaceous feedstock (A) into a hydrocarbon product (B), which is delivered and distributed to the second mote site (3). The vessel (2) may conduct a second intake of additional carbonaceous feedstock (A) from the second remote site (3), to replenish the feedstock (A) that is consumed to produce the hydrocarbon product (B). Additionally, the marine vessel (2) may also conduct replenishment of the feedstock (A) while at the same time, distributing the hydrocarbon product (B) to the second remote site (3).
With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a marine vessel (4) FIG. 2 converts a carbonaceous feedstock (A) FIG. 1 into a hydrocarbon product (B) FIG. 1 , by sending the feedstock (A) FIG. 1 into the thermal conversion plant (5) FIG. 2, and converting the feedstock (A) FIG. 1 into a syngas (7) FIG. 2, this syngas (7) FIG. 2, comprises CO, H2, and is an industrially valuable product by itself. The syngas (7) FIG. 2, is passed into a chemical reaction unit (6) FIG. 2, to convert the syngas (7) FIG. 2 into the hydrocarbon product (B) FIG. 1.
Modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention may readily be effected by persons skilled in the art. It is to be understood, therefore, that this invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described by way of example hereinabove.

Claims

Claims
1. A hydrocarbon product manufactured onboard a marine vessel and distributed to a plurality of remote sites, the process of manufacture and distribution comprising: A marine vessel performing intake of a predetermined carbonaceous feedstock from a first remote site, and converting feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2 using an onboard thermal conversion plant, and passing syngas blend into an onboard chemical reaction unit to form a predetermined hydrocarbon product, and vessel delivering the product from vessel to a second remote site.
2. The process of claim 1 , thermal conversion plant comprising at least one plasma producing apparatus, and
(a) thermal conversion plant performing intake of a gas to supply to the plasma producing apparatus,
(b) flowing gas to pass through an electric arc of the plasma producing apparatus to produce a high temperature plasma,
(c) carbonaceous feedstock is converted into syngas blend by bringing feedstock within a predetermined contact vicinity area of the high temperature plasma,
(d) marine vessel performing intake of seawater and using seawater in a heat exchange device to perform cooling of predetermined parts of the thermal conversion plant,
(e) marine vessel adapted with an onboard powerplant generating electrical power and supplying said power to a power supply unit,
(f) thermal conversion plant further comprising said power supply unit,
(g) power supply unit forming and regulating a predetermined direct current supply to the thermal conversion plant.
3. A hydrocarbon product manufactured onboard a marine vessel and distributed to a plurality of remote sites, the process of manufacture and distribution comprising: A marine vessel performing intake of a predetermined carbonaceous feedstock from a first remote site, and converting feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2 using an onboard thermal conversion plant, and passing syngas blend into an onboard chemical reaction unit to form a predetermined hydrocarbon product, and vessel delivering the product from vessel to a second remote site.
4. The process of claim 3, thermal conversion plant comprising at least one plasma producing apparatus, and
(a) thermal conversion plant performing intake of a gas,
(b) pre-heating the gas to a predetermined temperature range,
(c) flowing gas to pass through an electric arc of the plasma producing apparatus to produce a high temperature plasma,
(d) using thermal energy of the plasma to cause thermal conversion of feedstock into syngas blend.
5. A hydrocarbon product manufactured onboard a marine vessel and distributed to a plurality of remote sites, the method of manufacture and distribution comprising: A marine vessel performing intake of a predetermined carbonaceous feedstock from a first remote site, and converting feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2 using an onboard thermal conversion plant, and passing syngas blend into an onboard chemical reaction unit to form a predetermined hydrocarbon product, and vessel delivering the product from vessel to a second remote site.
6. The method of claim 5, thermal conversion plant comprising at least one plasma producing apparatus, and
(a) thermal conversion plant performing intake of a gas to supply to the plasma producing apparatus,
(b) flowing gas to pass through an electric arc of the plasma producing apparatus to produce a high temperature plasma,
(c) carbonaceous feedstock is converted into syngas blend by bringing feedstock within a predetermined contact vicinity area of the high temperature plasma, (d) marine vessel performing intake of seawater and using seawater in a heat exchange device to perform cooling of predetermined parts of the thermal conversion plant,
(e) marine vessel adapted with an onboard powerplant generating electrical power and supplying said power to a power supply unit,
(f) thermal conversion plant further comprising said power supply unit,
(g) power supply unit forming and regulating a predetermined direct current supply to the thermal conversion plant.
7. A hydrocarbon product manufactured onboard a marine vessel and distributed to a plurality of remote sites, the method of manufacture and distribution comprising: A marine vessel performing intake of a predetermined carbonaceous feedstock from a first remote site, and converting feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2 using an onboard thermal conversion plant, and passing syngas blend into an onboard chemical reaction unit to form a predetermined hydrocarbon product, and vessel delivering the product from vessel to a second remote site.
8. The method of claim 7, thermal conversion plant comprising at least one plasma producing apparatus, and
(a) thermal conversion plant performing intake of a gas,
(b) pre-heating the gas to a predetermined temperature range,
(c) flowing gas to pass through an electric arc of the plasma producing apparatus to produce a high temperature plasma,
(d) using thermal energy of the plasma to cause thermal conversion of feedstock into syngas blend.
9. A hydrocarbon product manufactured onboard a marine vessel and distributed to a plurality of remote sites, the process of manufacture and distribution comprising: A marine vessel performing intake of a predetermined carbonaceous feedstock from a first remote site, and converting feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2 using an onboard thermal conversion plant, and passing syngas blend into an onboard chemical reaction unit to form a predetermined hydrocarbon product, and vessel delivering the product from vessel to a second remote site.
10. The process of claim 9, thermal conversion plant comprising at least one heat producing system and,
(a) Carbonaceous feedstock is brought into a predetermined contact vicinity area of the heat producing system to cause thermal conversion of feedstock into syngas blend,
(b) thermal conversion plant further comprising a heat recovery apparatus and syngas blend is passed into the apparatus for recovery of thermal energy from syngas blend,
(c) heat recovery apparatus in communications with the marine drive of the vessel to perform vessel propulsion using recovered thermal energy,
(d) syngas blend is passed from recovery apparatus to chemical reaction unit.
11. A hydrocarbon product manufactured onboard a marine vessel and distributed to a plurality of remote sites, the method of manufacture and distribution comprising: A marine vessel performing intake of a predetermined carbonaceous feedstock from a first remote site, and converting feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2 using an onboard thermal conversion plant, and passing syngas blend into an onboard chemical reaction unit to form a predetermined hydrocarbon product, and vessel delivering the product from vessel to a second remote site.
12. The method of claim 11 , thermal conversion plant comprising at least one heat producing system and,
(a) Carbonaceous feedstock is brought into a predetermined contact vicinity area of the heat producing system to cause thermal conversion of feedstock into syngas blend,
(b) thermal conversion plant further comprising a heat recovery apparatus and syngas blend is passed into the apparatus for recovery of thermal energy from syngas blend,
(c) heat recovery apparatus in communications with the marine drive of the vessel to perform vessel propulsion using recovered thermal energy, (d) syngas blend is passed from recovery apparatus to chemical reaction unit.
13. A hydrocarbon product manufactured onboard a marine vessel and distributed to a plurality of remote sites, the process of manufacture and distribution comprising: A marine vessel performing intake of a predetermined carbonaceous feedstock from a first remote site, and converting feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2 using an onboard thermal conversion plant, and passing syngas blend into an onboard chemical reaction unit to form a predetermined hydrocarbon product, and vessel delivering the product from vessel to a second remote site.
14. The process of claim 13, thermal conversion plant comprising at least one plasma producing apparatus, and
(a) thermal conversion plant performing intake of a gas,
(b) supplying alternating current to the plasma producing apparatus,
(c) supplying a voltage of a predetermined voltage phase to the plasma producing apparatus,
(d) flowing gas to pass through an electric arc of the plasma producing apparatus to produce a high temperature plasma,
(e) using thermal energy of the plasma to cause thermal conversion of feedstock into syngas blend.
15. A hydrocarbon product manufactured onboard a marine vessel and distributed to a plurality of remote sites, the method of manufacture and distribution comprising: A marine vessel performing intake of a predetermined carbonaceous feedstock from a first remote site, and converting feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2 using an onboard thermal conversion plant, and passing syngas blend into an onboard chemical reaction unit to form a predetermined hydrocarbon product, and vessel delivering the product from vessel to a second remote site.
16. The method of claim 15, thermal conversion plant comprising at least one plasma producing apparatus, and (a) thermal conversion plant performing intake of a gas,
(b) supplying alternating current to the plasma producing apparatus,
(c) supplying a voltage of a predetermined voltage phase to the plasma producing apparatus,
(d) flowing gas to pass through an electric arc of the plasma producing apparatus to produce a high temperature plasma,
(e) using thermal energy of the plasma to cause thermal conversion of feedstock into syngas blend.
17. A hydrocarbon product manufactured onboard a marine vessel and distributed to a plurality of remote sites, the process of manufacture and distribution comprising: A marine vessel performing intake of a predetermined carbonaceous feedstock from a first remote site, and converting feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2 using an onboard thermal conversion plant, and passing syngas blend into an onboard chemical reaction unit to form a predetermined hydrocarbon product, and vessel delivering the product from vessel to a second remote site.
18. The process of claim 17, thermal conversion plant comprising at least one plasma producing apparatus, and
(a) thermal conversion plant performing intake of a gas to supply to the plasma producing apparatus,
(b) flowing gas to pass through an electric arc of the plasma producing apparatus to produce a high temperature plasma,
(c) carbonaceous feedstock is converted into syngas blend using thermal energy of the plasma,
(d) marine vessel performing intake of seawater and using seawater in a cooling system that is operationally connected to the thermal conversion plant.
19. A hydrocarbon product manufactured onboard a marine vessel and distributed to a plurality of remote sites, the method of manufacture and distribution comprising: A marine vessel performing intake of a predetermined carbonaceous feedstock from a first remote site, and converting feedstock into a syngas blend comprising CO and H2 using an onboard thermal conversion plant, and passing syngas blend into an onboard chemical reaction unit to form a predetermined hydrocarbon product, and vessel delivering the product from vessel to a second remote site.
20. The method of claim 19, thermal conversion plant comprising at least one plasma producing apparatus, and
(a) thermal conversion plant performing intake of a gas to supply to the plasma producing apparatus,
(b) flowing gas to pass through an electric arc of the plasma producing apparatus to produce a high temperature plasma,
(c) carbonaceous feedstock is converted into syngas blend using thermal energy of the plasma,
(d) marine vessel performing intake of seawater and using seawater in a cooling system that is operationally connected to the thermal conversion plant.
21. A process for producing and distributing a hydrocarbon product comprising the steps of: a maritime vehicle receiving a carbonaceous feedstock from first remote site, converting the feedstock into a Syngas blend comprising CO and H2 in an onboard Syngas plant, converting the Syngas blend into synthetic fuel product in an onboard upgrading reactor, unloading and distributing the product to a second remote site, the product is produced onboard the vehicle during journey from first to second remote site.
22. The process of claim 1, (a) syngas plant operationally connected to at least one plasma producing apparatus, (b) said apparatus producing a plasma, and (c) syngas plant converting the feedstock into syngas blend using thermal energy of the plasma.
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