에너지공학 (Journal of Energy Engineering)
- 제16권2호
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- Pages.58-63
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- 2007
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- 1598-7981(pISSN)
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- 2713-7074(eISSN)
GTL(Gas-to-Liquid) 기술 현황
초록
최근 신 고유가 시대를 맞이하여 천연가스를 이용한 합성석유 제조기술 개발의 중요성이 점차로 부각되고 있는 상황이다. GTL(Gas-to-Liquids) 공청은 현재의 고유가 상황에서 경쟁력 있는 사업 분야를 제공 할 것으로 분석되고, GTL 제품은 환경오염물질이 거의 없어 21 세기의 환경규제 강화 추세에 효과적으로 대응할 수 있는 청정연료이다. GTL 공정은 크게 천연가스의 주성분인 메탄의 리포밍 반응을 거쳐 합성가스 (
In recent years, the technologies for the production of synthetic fuel from natural gas have been attracting considerable interest because of high oil prices. While oil prices remaining high, GTL (Gas-to-Liquids) technology would provide an attractive option for utilizing gas resources. Furthermore, GTL fuels contain almost zero sulfur and low aromatics and have a very high cetane so that they are estimated to be environmentally friendly diesel fuels able of meeting the advanced fuel specifications of the 21st century. GTL process generally consists of three primary steps: synthesis gas production from natural gas reforming, hydrocarbon production from synthesis gas by Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis, product upgrading by hydrocracking/hydroisomerization. This paper presents a brief summary of GTL technology and worldwide development trend about it focusing on the reforming of natural gas and the F-T synthesis.
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