A process for producing
liquid hydrocarbons from synthesis gas, the process comprising: providing synthesis gas comprising
hydrogen cyanide and
sulfur compounds; separating the synthesis gas containing
hydrogen cyanide and
sulfur compounds into a first synthesis gas portion and a second synthesis gas portion; passing the mixture of the first
syngas portion and steam through a
water gas shift
reaction chamber to provide a first
syngas portion rich in
hydrogen; combining the hydrogen-rich first
syngas portion with the second syngas portion to provide a combined syngas; passing the combined syngas through a
hydrolysis reaction chamber containing a
titanium dioxide catalyst to convert at least a portion of the
hydrogen cyanide in the combined syngas to
ammonia to provide an
ammonia rich,
hydrogen cyanide depleted syngas; introducing the
ammonia-rich
hydrogen cyanide-depleted synthesis gas into a first
scrubber and contacting the ammonia-rich hydrogen
cyanide-depleted synthesis gas with a first scrubbing liquid, whereby at least a portion of the ammonia contained in the ammonia-rich, hydrogen cyanide-depleted syngas is retained in the first scrubbing liquid to form an ammonia-depleted, hydrogen cyanide-depleted syngas; passing the ammonia-depleted, hydrogen cyanide-depleted syngas through a
carbon dioxide removal unit to form a
carbon dioxide-depleted syngas; passing the
carbon dioxide-depleted syngas to a
reaction chamber containing a
zinc oxide material to convert at least a portion of the hydrogen cyanide in the carbon dioxide-depleted syngas to ammonia and adsorb residual
sulfur compounds present in the carbon dioxide-depleted syngas to provide an ammonia-rich, hydrogen cyanide-depleted desulfurized syngas; introducing the ammonia-rich and hydrogen cyanide-depleted desulfurized synthesis gas into a second
scrubber, and contacting the ammonia-rich and hydrogen cyanide-depleted desulfurized synthesis gas with a second washing liquid, whereby at least a portion of the ammonia contained in the ammonia-rich, hydrogen cyanide-depleted desulfurized syngas is retained in the second scrubbing liquid to form an ammonia-depleted, hydrogen cyanide-depleted desulfurized syngas; and passing the ammonia-depleted, hydrogen cyanide-depleted desulfurized syngas through a Fischer-Tropsch reaction chamber to produce a liquid
hydrocarbon product.