Hydrocarbon production apparatus, hydrocarbon production method, and program

Abstract

To achieve the target hydrocarbon concentration required in the generated gas, the appropriate flow rate of the raw material gas to the necessary reactors is obtained. [Solution] The hydrocarbon production apparatus 100 includes a reactor 110 that produces hydrocarbons by reacting a first raw material gas containing hydrogen with a second raw material gas containing carbon monoxide and / or carbon dioxide, a control unit that performs a first control to change the flow rate of the first raw material gas supplied to the reactor 110, a detection unit 140 that detects the concentration of hydrocarbons contained in the product gas discharged from the reactor 110, and an acquisition unit that, while the first control is being performed by the control unit, acquires the hydrocarbon concentration detected by the detection unit 140 multiple times in relation to the flow rate of the first raw material gas corresponding to the hydrocarbon concentration.

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