A process for producing a
hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons boiling in the
jet fuel range, said process comprising: a) passing a synthesis gas (
syngas)
stream comprising a
carbon oxide and
hydrogen over a
fixed bed comprising a dual-function catalyst active in the conversion of
syngas to the
oxygenate(s)
methanol (MeOH) and / or
dimethyl ether (DME), and the conversion of said
oxygenate(s) to an olefin product
stream; wherein the dual-function catalyst comprises: a MeOH synthesis catalyst, in which the MeOH synthesis catalyst is a Cu and Cr-free catalyst comprising an
oxide of Zn in combination with an
oxide of any of: Zr, Al, Si, Ti, Ce, La, Ga, In, Mo, Mn, Mg, Y, or combinations thereof; and an
oxygenate conversion catalyst comprising a
zeolite with a framework having a 10-ring pore structure, in which the 10-ring pore structure comprises a unidimensional (1-D) pore structure selected from any of: *MRE (ZSM-48), MTT (ZSM-23),
TON (ZSM-22), or combinations thereof; b) passing at least a portion of the olefin product stream through an oligomerization step over an oligomerization catalyst, and optionally subsequently conducting a separation step, for thereby producing an oligomerized stream; c) passing at least a portion of the oligomerized stream through a hydrogenation step over a hydrogenation catalyst, and optionally subsequently conducting a separation step, for thereby producing said
hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons boiling in the
jet fuel range, optionally also comprising hydrocarbons boiling in the
diesel fuel range. The invention provides also a
plant for conducting the process.