Novel fuel production plant and seawater desalination system for use therein
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HITACHI LTD
- Publication Date
- 2007-02-22
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a novel fuel production plant for producing novel fuel, and to a seawater desalination system for use in the plant. BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Recently, attention has been focused on plants for producing novel fuel, such as Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) and dimethylether (DME). As a novel fuel production plant, one known example for producing dimethylether by using natural gas as a feedstock is disclosed in, e.g., JP,A 10-195008. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
[0003] In plants for producing novel fuel, such as GTL and DME, (hereinafter referred to as “novel fuel production plants” or simply as “plants”), for example, a partial oxidation method or an auto-thermal reforming method using hydrocarbons, etc. as a feedstock is employed to produce synthesized gas necessary for synthesizing fuel. In those synthesized gas producing methods, the temperature of the synthesized gas at an outlet of a reaction / reforming furnace is very high (1200-1500° C.). O...