Source: HANDBOOK OF PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESSES
CHAPTER 15.3
SHELL MIDDLE DISTILLATE SYNTHESIS (SMDS) PROCESS
F. J. M. Schrauwen
Shell International Oil Products Shell Global Solutions International B. V. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
GAS-TO-LIQUIDS CONVERSION
Most of the world’s natural gas (NG) resources are remote from the market. Their exploitation is constrained by high transportation costs and by market outlets. To improve economic utilization of NG, techniques other than transport by pipeline or physical liquefaction (LNG) have been developed. Chemical conversion [gas to liquids (GTL)]
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