Technologies for large-scale gas conversion

Indirect conversion of natural gas to liquid fuels via synthesis gas is more efficient than schemes presently known for direct conversion. Synthesis gas routes are capital intensive and hence there is a great interest in optimising process schemes based on steam reforming and autothermal reforming as well as exploring new principles for manufacture of synthesis gas. The paper reviews the requirements to the synthesis gas and the state-of-art of the technologies.

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