A process for synthesizing hydrocarbons is described, the process comprising: (a) feeding a gas mixture comprising
hydrogen and
carbon dioxide to a reverse
water gas shift unit to form a crude synthesis gas comprising
hydrogen,
carbon monoxide,
carbon dioxide, and
water vapor; (b) cooling the crude synthesis gas to condense water and removing water and optionally
carbon dioxide from the crude synthesis gas to produce a feed
stream comprising
hydrogen and
carbon monoxide; and (c) passing the feed
stream through a
hydrocarbon synthesis unit comprising a reactor containing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to form a product
stream comprising a mixture of
liquid hydrocarbons, a co-product water stream, and a
tail gas stream containing hydrogen,
carbon monoxide, and gaseous hydrocarbons. and (d) upgrading the product stream in an upgrading unit to produce an upgraded product stream, wherein a
naphtha stream is separated from the product stream or the upgraded product stream, at least a portion of the
tail gas stream is supplied with steam to a first de-enrichment vessel containing a de-enrichment catalyst to form a first gas mixture containing
methane, at least a portion of the
naphtha stream is supplied with hydrogen and steam to a second de-enrichment vessel containing a de-enrichment catalyst to form a second gas mixture containing
methane, and the first and second gas mixtures containing
methane are supplied to a reverse
water gas shift unit. A
system for carrying out this process is also provided.