Abstract: The present invention describes a process and catalysts for the conversion of a light hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide input stream into high quality syngas with the subsequent conversion of the syngas into fuels or chemicals. In one aspect, the present invention provides an efficient, solid solution catalyst for the production of a carbon containing gas from carbon dioxide and light hydrocarbons. The catalyst comprises a single transition metal, and the transition metal is nickel.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to improved catalysts that provide for reduced product contaminants, related methods and improved reaction products. It more specifically relates to improved direct fuel production and redox catalysts that provide for reduced levels of certain oxygenated contaminants, methods related to the use of those catalysts, and hydrocarbon fuel or fuel-related products that have improved characteristics. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a method of converting one or more carbon-containing feedstocks into one or more hydrocarbon liquid fuels. The method includes the steps of: converting the one or more carbon-containing feedstocks into syngas; and, converting the syngas to one or more hydrocarbons (including liquid fuels) and a water fraction. The water fraction comprises less than 500 ppm of one or more carboxylic acids.

Abstract: A unique process and catalyst is described that operates efficiently for the direct production of a high cetane diesel type fuel or diesel type blending stock from stochiometric mixtures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This invention allows for, but is not limited to, the economical and efficient production high quality diesel type fuels from small or distributed fuel production plants that have an annual production capacity of less than 10,000 barrels of product per day, by eliminating traditional wax upgrading processes. This catalytic process is ideal for distributed diesel fuel production plants such as gas to liquids production and other applications that require optimized economics based on supporting distributed feedstock resources.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a process ideal for small scale (distributed) gas to liquids production by recycling and processing some side (non-targeted) products. During operation, the system produces a range of hydrocarbon outputs. The disclosed embodiments recycle non-targeted outputs to maximize the output of targeted hydrocarbon products. Recycled outputs include waxes, light gases and syngas. These embodiments allow for, but are not limited to, the efficient production of high cetane diesel fuel through the recycling of long-chain hydrocarbon wax and short-chain light. Process efficiency is further increased through the recycling of tail-gas produced from catalytic reactions.

Abstract: An apparatus for a distributed manufacturing plant that allows direct, economical production of transportation fuels and/or chemicals at remote sites is described. The production plant employs two primary integrated systems consisting of a syngas generator and a catalytic process that are used to directly produce fuels and chemicals. The syngas generator utilizes oxygen anions, produced from a ceramic membrane system, to generate high quality syngas directly at pressures of about 100-600 psia. The tail gas and water containing hydroxyl-alkanes from the catalytic process are recycled into the syngas generator, in automatically controlled proportions, to regulate the hydrogen to carbon monoxide within the preferred H2/CO stoichiometric range of about 1.8-2.4. The primary products produced directly from the plant include reformulated gasoline blendstocks, #1 diesel fuels, and #2 diesel fuels.