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Processing of Primary Fischer-Tropsch Products - University of Alberta

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11; all <strong>of</strong> these are products obtainable from a Sasol SPD TM plant. Their typical<br />

characteristics are presented in Table 12.<br />

Table 11<br />

Process schemes usable for the production <strong>of</strong> Sasol LTFT naphthas<br />

FT Naphtha Production Scheme<br />

SR Straight Run Fractionation <strong>of</strong> FT condensate<br />

HT SR Hydrogenated Straight Run Hydrotreating and fractionation <strong>of</strong> FT<br />

condensate<br />

HX Hydrocracked Hydrocracking and fractionation <strong>of</strong> FT wax<br />

SPD Sasol SPD Blend <strong>of</strong> liT SR and HX naphthas<br />

Table 12<br />

Typical characteristics <strong>of</strong> the Sasol SPD TM naphthas<br />

Naphtha<br />

SR HT SR HX SPD<br />

ASTM D86 Distillation<br />

9 IBP, ~ 58 60 49 54<br />

9 T10,~ 94 83 79 81<br />

9 T50, ~ 118 101 101 101<br />

9 T90, ~ 141 120 120 120<br />

9 FBP, ~ 159 133 131 131<br />

Density, kg~ (20~ 0.710 0.683 0.688 0.685<br />

Cloud Point, ~ - predicted -51 -54 -35 -33<br />

Flash Point, ~ -9 - 18 -21 -20<br />

Cetane Number n/a 42.7 30.0 39.6<br />

Total sulphur, mg/L<br />

Composition, % wt<br />

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