LAPSE:2019.0449
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LAPSE:2019.0449
Valorization of Shale Gas Condensate to Liquid Hydrocarbons through Catalytic Dehydrogenation and Oligomerization
Taufik Ridha, Yiru Li, Emre Gençer, Jeffrey J. Siirola, Jeffrey T. Miller, Fabio H. Ribeiro, Rakesh Agrawal
April 8, 2019
The recent shale gas boom has transformed the energy landscape of the United States. Compared to natural gas, shale resources contain a substantial amount of condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Many shale basin regions located in remote areas are lacking the infrastructure to distribute the extracted NGLs to other regions—particularly the Gulf Coast, a major gas processing region. Here we present a shale gas transformation process that converts NGLs in shale resources into liquid hydrocarbons, which are easier to transport from these remote basins than NGL or its constituents. This process involves catalytic dehydrogenation followed by catalytic oligomerization. Thermodynamic process analysis shows that this process has the potential to be more energy efficient than existing NGL-to-liquid fuel (NTL) technologies. In addition, our estimated payback period for this process is within the average lifetime of shale gas wells. The proposed process holds the promise to be an energy efficient and economically attractive step to valorize condensate in remote shale basins.
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process synthesis and design, shale gas condensate, shale gas condensate-to-heavier liquids, Technoeconomic Analysis
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Ridha T, Li Y, Gençer E, Siirola JJ, Miller JT, Ribeiro FH, Agrawal R. Valorization of Shale Gas Condensate to Liquid Hydrocarbons through Catalytic Dehydrogenation and Oligomerization. (2019). LAPSE:2019.0449
Author Affiliations
Ridha T: Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Li Y: Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Gençer E: Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA [ORCID]
Siirola JJ: Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Miller JT: Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Ribeiro FH: Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Agrawal R: Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Processes
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6
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9
Article Number
E139
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2018
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2018-08-23
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2227-9717
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