HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS REACTION APPARATUS, HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS REACTION SYSTEM, AND LIQUID HYDROCARBON RECOVERY METHOD

摘要

A hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus synthesizes hydrocarbons by aFischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction. The apparatus includes a reactor; aflowing line; afirst cooling unit; a second cooling unit; a first separating unit whichseparates the liquidhydrocarbons condensed by the first cooling unit from the gaseoushydrocarbons; and asecond separating unit which separates the liquid hydrocarbons condensed bythe secondcooling unit from the gaseous hydrocarbons. The first cooling unit cools thehydrocarbons which flow through the flowing line to a temperature range equalto orlower than a condensing point at which a wax fraction condenses, and higherthan afreezing point at which the wax fraction solidifies. The second cooling unitcools thehydrocarbons which flow through the flowing line to a temperature range lowerthan thetemperature to which the gaseous hydrocarbons are cooled by the first coolingunit, andhigher than a freezing point at which a middle distillate solidifies.