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GTL.F1 TechnologySynthetic Fuels via the GTL.F1
Fischer-Tropsch Process
� GTL.F1EstandsEforE“Gas-to-Liquids”EandEimplicatesEthe
applicationEofEtheEfuelEproductsEinEFormulaE1.EWith
GTL.F1’sEFischer-TropschEprocessEnotEonlyEtheEtransfor-
mationEofEgas-to-liquidsE(GTL)EbutEalsoEofEcoal-to-liquids
(CTL)EandEofEbiomass-to-liquidsE(BTL)EareEpossible.EGTL.F1
hasEsuccessfullyErunEtheEworldwideEbiggestEsemi-com-
mercialEdemonstrationEplantEinEMosselEBay,ESouthEAfrica.
TheEknow-howEgainedEinEtheEsemi-commercialEdemon-
strationEplantEwillEbeEimplementedEinEtheEprototypeEof
theEbiomassEunitEBureESaudronEinEFrance.
� GTL.F1’sEFischer-TropschEtechnologyEisEaEstate-ot-the-art
processEwithEaEslurryEreactorEandEaEcobaltEcatalystEdevel-
opedEbyEtheEGTL.F1.ETheESwissEregisteredEcompany
GTL.F1EisEresponsibleEforEtheEcommercialEdevelopment,
marketingEandElicensingEofEtheEnewEFischer-TropschE
technologyEandEdevelopedEFischer-TropschEcatalyst.
Highlights of GTL.F1’s
Low Temperature Fischer-Tropsch
Process
� CompleteEtechnologyEpackagesEandEservicesEcanEbe
offeredEthroughEsynergiesEofEtheEtechnologyEportfolioEof
theEGTL.F1Epartners,ELurgiEandEPetroSA,ErangingEfrom
feedstockEtreatmentEtoEproductEupgrading.ESynthetic
fuelsEgeneratedEwithEGTL.F1’sEFischer-TropschEtechnol-
ogyEfromEbiomass,EcoalEandEgasEasEpossibleEfeedstocks
areEtheEalternativeEtoEoilEbasedEfuelsEandEdieselEwith
regardEtoEcombustionEcharacteristicsE(highEcetaneEnum-
berEandEhighEmotorEefficiency)EandEeco-friendlinessE(free
fromEsulfurEandEaromatics).E
TheEtechnologyEhasEprogressedEandEmaturedEtoEaEpoint
allowingEforEtheEnewEphaseEofElicensing,EengineeringEand
commercialEoperation.
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Low Temperature
Fischer-Tropsch
High Temperature
Fischer-Tropsch
Crude Equivalent
Low Temperature Fischer-Tropsch (LTFT) offers a Solution to Increased Diesel Demand
LPG 5-10 %
LPG 1 % LPG 1 %
Alcohols 9 % Naphtha 9 %
Naphtha 20-25 %Gasoline 48 %
Gasoline 30 %
Middle
Distillates 70-75 %
Middle
Distillates 39 %
Middle
Distillates 40 %
Fuel Oil 20 %
Fuel Oil 3 %
Our Service
GTL.F1 brings its customers the simplicity of a single
source for global scale Gas-to-Liquids, Biomass-to-
Liquids and Coal-to-Liquids plants by providing the
following services:
� World-classEsyngasEgenerationEtechnologyEfromEnatural
gasE
� TheEmostEmodernEFischer-TropschEsynthesisEtechnologyE
� TheEsupplyEofEaEFischer-TropschEcatalystEthatEmeetsEthe
mostEarduousEofEspecifications.
� TechnologyEwithEwhichEtoEupgradeEtheEFischer-Tropsch
productEtoEhighEperformanceEdieselEandEchemicalEgrade
naphtha.
� TheEtakingEbackEandEtreatmentEofEspentEFischer-Tropsch
catalystEEE
� ConceptualEdesignE
� BasicEandEFrontEEndEEngineeringEPackages
� TheEsupplyEofEFischer-TropschEproprietaryEequipment
� AssistanceEwithEcommissioningEandEstart-up
� OngoingEoperationalEsupport
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Erecting the FT Reactor
for the GTL.F1 Demonstration Plant
Advantage of Slurry Bubble
Column vs. Fixed-Bed Reactor
� higherEcapacity
� higherEproductivityE/Evolume
� easierEconstruction
� lessEexpensive
� higherEcatalystEefficiency
� betterEheatEtransfer
� almostEisothermal
� lowerEdp
SlurryEReactorEConcept
Semi-Commercial Demo Plant
TheEdemonstrationEplantEusesEsynthesisEgasEproducedEby
theEexistingEGTLEplantEandEtheEproductEisEintegratedEinto
the existing product refining, blending and storage facilities.
Production capacity
upEtoE1,000Ebbl/dEofEoilEandEwaxE
Demo-phase 2004-2008E
Demonstration cost 95EmillEEuroE
Technology licensor GTL.F1E
The GTL.F1 Reactor
TheEGTL.F1EFischer-TropschEreactorEcomprisesEaEvessel
partlyEfilledEwithEaEslurryEofEliquidEwaxEandEcatalyst.ESyngas
ofEtheEcorrectEstoichiometricEmakeupEisEbubbledEintoEtheE
bottomEofEtheEreactorEand,EonEitsEpassageEthroughEthe
slurry,EreactsEinEtheEpresenceEofEtheEcatalystEtoEformEpre-
dominantlyEnormalEalkanesEofEvaryingEcarbonEnumber.EThe
longerEchainEalkanesEmakeEupEtheEwaxEinEtheEreactorEand
theEnetEproductionEisEseparatedEfromEtheEslurryEbyEmeansEof
aEfiltrationEsystemEofEproprietaryEdesign.ETheEheatEofEreac-
tionEisEremoved,EandEtheEreactionEtemperatureEcontrolled,
byEgeneratingEmediumEpressureEsteamEinEaEheatEtransfer
surfaceEimmersedEinEtheEslurry.EShorterEchainEalkanes,
togetherEwithEtheEwaterEofEreaction,EpassEoutEofEtheEreactor
asEvapourEwithEtheEremainingEunreactedEsyngas.
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Scanning electron micro-
graph of the catalyst
The GTL.F1 Catalyst
InEsummary,EtheEcobaltEcatalyst-slurryEreactorEcombinationhasEprovenEtoEbeEsuccessfull,EandEtheEtechnologyEhasEbeenbroughtEtoEaElevelEwhereEitEcanEbeEconfidentlyEusedEforindustrialEapplications.E
GTL.F1’sEexperienceEhasEalsoEconfirmedEthatEtheEideaEofEcarryingEoutEaEdemonstrationEatEaEsemi-commercialEscalewasEwellEfounded,EasEup-scalingEaspectsEwereEidentifiedthatEwouldEnotEhaveEbeenEapparentEevenEifEaElargeEpilotplantEhadEbeenEused.
CatalystEAttritionERateE
(relative)
Laboratory Semi-commercial
Attrition of FT catalyst
SustainableEW
axESeparation
RateE(relative)
Laboratory Semi-commercial
Scale-up of Wax Separation System
IncreasingEReactorEDiameter IncreasingEReactorEDiameter
Successful Bid for
BTL Bure
Biomass,EsuchEasEagriculturalEresidue,EisEpretreatedEto
reduceEmoistureEandEparticleEsize.EItEisEthenEconvertedEinto
so-calledESyngasEusingEaEgasificationEreactor,EaEprocessEthat
beginsEwithEtheEproductionEofEaEflameEreactionEunderEhigh
pressureEandEtemperaturesEaboveE1300°ECEthroughEthe
additionEofEoxygenEandEsteam.ETheEnextEstepEinvolves
removingECO2 andEimpuritiesEsuchEasEsulfurEfromEtheEsyngas.
TheEpureEsyngasEthatEresultsEisEthenEconverted,EusingEtheE
Fischer-TropschEtechnologyEfromEGTL.F1.EItEthenEbecomesEa
greenEwaxEthatEisEsubsequentlyEupgradedEduringEdown-
streamEprocesses,EresultingEinEaEdieselEproductEofEtheE
highestEqualityEandEpurity.
Mastering the Scale-up Challenge
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GTL.F1
GTL.F1EisEaESwiss-registeredElimitedEcompanyEestablishedEin
2005EandEjointlyEownedEtodayEbyEPetroSAEandELurgi.
GTL.F1EoffersEanEintegratedEconceptEforEGTLEtechnology
comprisingELurgi’sEMegaSynEtechnology,EitsEproprietaryE
low-temperatureEFischer-TropschEtechnologyEbasedEon
cobaltEcatalyst,EandEproductEupgrading.
ForEBTLEandECTL,EweEofferEourEslurryEFischer-TropschEprocess
integratedEwithEupgradingEtechnologyElicensedEfromEaE3rd
party.
History
TheEGTL.F1EFTEtechnologyEdevelopmentEstartedEwithEearly
R&DEworkEbyEStatoilEfromE1986Eonwards.EAsEaEresult,Eone
ofEtheEfirstEpatentsEinEtheEareaEofEmodernEFTEhasEbeenEfiled
forEtheEproprietaryEcobaltEcatalystEonEaluminaEsupportEwith
rheniumEasEpromoterEandEforEtheEthree-phaseEslurryEbubble
columnEreactor.EToday,EGTL.F1’sEIPREportfolioEincludes
patentsEforEcatalysts,EreactorEcomponentsEandEtheEconver-
sionEprocessEitself.
TheEparticipatingEinterestsEinEtheEjointEventureEareEnowEPet-
roSAE50EpercentEandELurgiE50Epercent.EPetroSAEisEownerEof
theEuntilErecentlyElargestEGTLEplantEwhichEtheyEoperateEin
MosselEBay,ESouthEAfrica.ELurgiEisEbringingEintoEtheEjoint
ventureEitsEknow-howEfromEearlierEFTEactivitiesEandEvast
experienceEinEcommercializingEfirst-of-its-kindEtechnologies.
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LurgiEGmbHEisEaEmemberEofEtheEGlobalEEngineeringE&EConstruction
(E&C)EdivisionEofEAirELiquide.E‘AirELiquideEGlobalEE&CESolutions’EisEa
leadingEengineeringEcompanyEandEaEtechnologyEproviderEoperating
worldwideEinEtheEfieldsEofEprocessEengineeringEandEplantEcontract-
ing.
BasedEonEsyngas,EhydrogenEproductionEandEcleanEconversionEtech-
nologiesEforEfuelsEorEchemicals,EtheELurgiEtechnologyEportfolioEoffers
innovativeEsolutionsEthatEallowEoperationEofEenvironmentallyEcom-
patibleEplantsEwithEcleanEandEenergy-efficientEproductionEprocesses.
WithEitsEproprietaryEMegaSyn® concept,EaEkeyELurgiEtechnologyEwas
developedEallowingEultra-largeEcapacitiesEsuitableEforEFischer-
TropschEandEotherEdown-streamEapplications.EFurthermore,E
AirELiquideEGlobalEE&CESolutionsEcanEsupplyEtheEoxygenErequired
forEsyngasEproductionEeitherEfromEanEairEseparationEunitE(ASU)Einte-
gratedEinEtheEprojectEorEsupplyEoverEtheEfenceE(OTF).
WeEareEcontinuallyEexploringEandEdevelopingEpossibilitiesEtoEachieve
stillElargerEsyngasEcapacitiesEatEsignificantlyElowerEcapitalEandEoper-
atingEcosts.EInEthisElight,EweEdesignedEtheEsyngasEunitsEforEmostE
Fischer-TropschEplantsEcurrentlyEinEoperationEworldwide.
AirELiquideEGlobalEE&CESolutionswww.lurgi.comLurgiEisEaEmemberEofEtheEAirELiquideEGroup.
TheEPetroleumEOilEandEGasECorporationEofESouthEAfricaE(Pty)E
Limited,EknownEasEPetroSA,EisESouthEAfrica'sEnationalEoilEcompany.
ItEowns,EoperatesEandEmanagesEtheESouthEAfricanEgovernment's
commercial�assetsEinEtheEpetroleumEindustry.
PetroSAEisEaEpioneerEinEtheEGas-to-LiquidsE(GTL)Etechnology,Erecog-
nisedEinternationallyEforEoperatingEtheEfirstEcommercialEGTLEplant.
TheErefineryEhasEbeenEinEoperationEsinceE1992.EItEisEoneEofEthe
world’sElargestEGTLErefineries,EproducingEaboutE36,000EbblsEdayEof
highEqualityEfuelsEfromENaturalEGasEandECondensate.ETheEGTL
refineryEnotEonlyEboastsEwithEbothEHighETemperatureE(HT)EandELow
TemperatureEFischer-TropschE(LTFT)Etechnologies,EbutEalsoEwithEtheE
ConversionEofEOlefinsEtoEDistillateE(COD)Etechnology.
www.petrosa.co.za
Contact:
GTL.F1 AG
Witikonerstrasse 61
8032 Zurich
Denis Cieutat
Managing DirectorPhone: +49 (0) 69 5808-2333 · Fax: +49 (0) 69 5808-2766 E-mail: [email protected]