Energy recovery and transport system
First Claim
1. A method for transporting the energy content of a natural gas hydrocarbon fuel from a remote site of origin to a local site for use by converting the natural gas hydrocarbon fuel at the remote site into a non-volatile, solid form which floats on water, will not explode or boil upon contact with air in the same manner as liquid natural gas, and which does not diffuse or disperse like oil, such that it can be transported in solid form in a manner that is non-reactive, non-explosive, and non-toxic with the surrounding environment from the remote site to the local site, and then recovering the energy content of the natural gas hydrocarbon fuel at the local site to produce a useful fuel product, comprising the steps of:
- providing natural gas from a source at a remote site of origin;
at the remote site, converting the natural gas into and maximizing the production of long-chain, non-volatile, solid paraffin wax hydrocarbons in the C20 -C36 range;
transporting the long-chain, non-volatile, solid paraffin wax hydrocarbons in solid form from the remote site to a local site; and
at the local site, one of storing, hydrocracking, and combining the long-chain paraffin wax hydrocarbons with a feedstock, to recover the energy content of the long-chain paraffin wax hydrocarbons to produce a useful fuel product.
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Abstract
A safe, environmentally sound method for transporting energy-containing hydrocarbons from a remote natural gas source of hydrocarbons to a local site for further processing or refining. The natural gas is converted at the remote site, using a modified Fischer-Tropsch process, to produce non-volatile, long chain hydrocarbons, i.e., paraffins (C20 -C36) at the remote site, transporting the paraffins via rail, ship, or cargo air plane to a local site, and then further processing and/or refining the paraffins via distillation, cracking, or combining with other hydrocarbon feedstocks to produce fuel products at the local site for use.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for transporting the energy content of a natural gas hydrocarbon fuel from a remote site of origin to a local site for use by converting the natural gas hydrocarbon fuel at the remote site into a non-volatile, solid form which floats on water, will not explode or boil upon contact with air in the same manner as liquid natural gas, and which does not diffuse or disperse like oil, such that it can be transported in solid form in a manner that is non-reactive, non-explosive, and non-toxic with the surrounding environment from the remote site to the local site, and then recovering the energy content of the natural gas hydrocarbon fuel at the local site to produce a useful fuel product, comprising the steps of:
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providing natural gas from a source at a remote site of origin; at the remote site, converting the natural gas into and maximizing the production of long-chain, non-volatile, solid paraffin wax hydrocarbons in the C20 -C36 range; transporting the long-chain, non-volatile, solid paraffin wax hydrocarbons in solid form from the remote site to a local site; and at the local site, one of storing, hydrocracking, and combining the long-chain paraffin wax hydrocarbons with a feedstock, to recover the energy content of the long-chain paraffin wax hydrocarbons to produce a useful fuel product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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