Source: HANDBOOK OF PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESSES
CHAPTER 15.2
THE SYNTROLEUM® PROCESS OF CONVERTING NATURAL GAS INTO ULTRACLEAN HYDROCARBONS
Larry Weick and Matthew Nimmo
Syntroleum Corporation Tulsa, Oklahoma
INTRODUCTION
As used in this chapter, the term gas-to-liquids (or GTL) refers to a process that converts natural gas into synthetic, ultraclean liquid fuels that contain no sulfur, aromatics, or heavy metals. GTL technology is increasingly being considered as a tool for monetizing stranded gas reserves and for mitigating some of the environmentally driven challenges that are currently
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