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Featured Projects at USFX in Sucre, Bolivia
Featured Reports and Proposals:
Obtención de Gas de Síntesis y Petróleo Sintético por el Método Fischer-Tropsch a Escala Convencional" (en español)
"Diesel Fuel from Bolivian Natural Gas by Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Using Nitrogen-Rich Syngas" (in English)
"Combustible Diesel del Gas Natural Boliviano por Síntesis de Fischer-Tropsch Usando Syngas con Nitrógeno" (en español)
A note from ConTechs' principal Steve Matson:
For several years now, I have had the pleasure of working on pilot projects with Professor Edwin Quiroga Sandi and his students at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of San Francisco Xavier (USFX) in Sucre, Bolivia. These projects have focused on the design of processes for producing diesel fuel from Bolivian natural gas via the sequential operations of syngas formation, Fischer-Tropsch conversion, and hydroprocessing. Prof. Quiroga, a founding member of ConTechs' International Advisory Board, has considerable expertise in these important areas of hydrocarbon processing and Fischer-Tropsch chemistry.
Three projects have been completed to date. The first was recently completed by a team of two students, while two others currently underway involve individual students. All have been performed in satisfaction of the students' fifth-year "Proyecto de Grado" degree requirement.
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Simeón Ovando and Gonzalo Vara completed a project entitled "Obtencion de Gas de Síntesis y Petróleo Sintético por el Método Fischer-Tropsch a Escala Convencional", which focuses on the first two stages of a large-scale process for producing diesel from natural gas. Selected excerpts from their Final Report are available; it's a most impressive piece of work! |
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Angel Herida continued the work of Simeón Ovando and Gonzalo Vara by dealing with the third and final stage in this process -- namely, the design of a process for upgrading Fischer-Tropsch liquids (via hydroprocessing, etc.) to produce a slate of final products including synthetic diesel. |
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David Mamani designed a plant for conversion of natural gas to liquid products in a project entitled "Diesel Fuel from Bolivian Natural Gas by Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Using Nitrogen-Rich Syngas". One of David's objectives was to explore approaches for reducing capital cost requirements, particularly for smaller-scale plants. Please have a look at the Project Proposal upon which David's project was based. |
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This page was last updated on March 14, 2011.