Valorization of Shale Gas Condensate to Liquid Hydrocarbons through Catalytic Dehydrogenation and Oligomerization
| Autor: | Jeffrey J. Siirola, Rakesh Agrawal, Yiru Li, Fabio H. Ribeiro, Jeffrey T. Miller, Emre Gençer, Taufik Ridha |
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| Přispěvatelé: | MIT Energy Initiative, Gencer, Emre |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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shale gas condensate
technoeconomic analysis Bioengineering 02 engineering and technology Structural basin lcsh:Chemical technology 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences Catalysis lcsh:Chemistry 020401 chemical engineering Natural gas Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) lcsh:TP1-1185 Dehydrogenation process synthesis and design 0204 chemical engineering Thermodynamic process Petroleum engineering business.industry Process Chemistry and Technology shale gas condensate-to-heavier liquids 0104 chemical sciences lcsh:QD1-999 Environmental science business Oil shale Liquefied natural gas Efficient energy use |
| Zdroj: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Processes, Vol 6, Iss 9, p 139 (2018) Processes Volume 6 Issue 9 |
| ISSN: | 2227-9717 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/pr6090139 |
| Popis: | The recent shale gas boom has transformed the energy landscape of the United States. Compared to natural gas, shale resources contain a substantial amount of condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Many shale basin regions located in remote areas are lacking the infrastructure to distribute the extracted NGLs to other regions&mdash particularly the Gulf Coast, a major gas processing region. Here we present a shale gas transformation process that converts NGLs in shale resources into liquid hydrocarbons, which are easier to transport from these remote basins than NGL or its constituents. This process involves catalytic dehydrogenation followed by catalytic oligomerization. Thermodynamic process analysis shows that this process has the potential to be more energy efficient than existing NGL-to-liquid fuel (NTL) technologies. In addition, our estimated payback period for this process is within the average lifetime of shale gas wells. The proposed process holds the promise to be an energy efficient and economically attractive step to valorize condensate in remote shale basins. |
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