Syngas production is often used to better manage hydrocarbon feedstocks at the molecular level. The syngas production unit from natural gas accounts for the largest part of the total investment cost of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, which uses the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process. Special attention should be directed on decreasing processing cost. In addition, proven syngas production processes have existed for many years. But it is necessary to propose significant improvements when optimizing fuel production using the FT process and increase profitability. Different solutions are being explored; the most promising are those methods that decrease or even eliminate completely the oxygen production unit.
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