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Early Entrance Co-Production Plant Phase II -
Final Report from January 2001 to June 2003

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Texaco Energy Systems Inc.

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Table of Contents

DISCLAIMER II
ABSTRACT III
TABLE OF CONTENTS IV
LIST OF FIGURES V
LIST OF TABLES VI
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
INTRODUCTION 2
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 4
  TASK 2.1: Fischer-Tropsch Pilot Plant Confirmation 8
  Major Findings: Catalyst Rejuvenation/Regeneration 11
Major Findings: Catalyst Addition/Withdrawl 12
Major Findings: Pilot Test in a Bubble Column Reactor 12
TASK 2.2: F-T Mathematical Model and Reactor Scale-Up Confirmation 13
  Major Findings: F-T Mathematical Model 14
TASK 2.3: Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst/Wax Separation 14
  Major Findings: F-T Catalyst/Wax Separation 17
TASK 2.4: Low British Thermal Unit (BTU) Gas Combustion Test 18
  Major Findings: Low BTU Gas Combustion Test 23
TASK 2.5: F-T Product Upgrading 24
  Major Findings: F-T Product Upgrading 26
TASK 2.6: F-T Diesel Fuel/Engine Performance and Emissions 37
  Major Findings: F-T Lubricity Testing 37
Major Findings: Hot-Start Cycle Transient Engine Test 41
Major Findings: Solvent Extraction of Particulate Matter 41
TASK 2.7: Petroleum Coke Analysis 44
  Major Findings: Petroleum Coke Analysis 45
TASK 2.8: Carbon Dioxide Stripping From Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) 45
  Major Findings: Carbon Dioxide Stripping From MDEA 46
TASK 2.9: Integration 47
  Major Findings: Petroleum Coke Slurry with F-T Water 48
Major Findings: Spent F-T Catalyst in Fluxant 49
TASK 2.10: Environmental 50
TASK 3.0: Additional RD&T 52
  Major Findings: Filter Performance 53
TASK 4.0: Design Basis Update 54
  Major Findings: Design Basis Update 55
CONCLUSION 56
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 58
 
LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1

 EECP Conceptual Design 5
Figure 2 Catalyst Withdrawal and Addition 9
Figure 3 F-T Pilot Plant Confirmation Test 10
Figure 4 F-T Mathematical Model Results 13
Figure 5 Catalyst/Wax Separation Test Sequence 16
Figure 6 Cleaned Wax produced by LCI Scepter® Micro-Filtration System 17
Figure 7 Combustion Laboratory Test Stand Schematic 19
Figure 8 Task 2.5 F-T Product Upgrading and Task 2.6 Fuel/Engine Emission 25
Figure 9 Flow of WOrk for Subtask 2.5.6 Diesel Blending Testing 28
Figure 10 Cetane Number Response to Direct Blending F-T Diesels into a Future Tier II CARB-Like Diesel Pool 29
Figure 11 Pour Point Response to Direct Blending F-T Diesels into a Future Tier II CARB-Like Diesel Pool 30
Figure 12 Cloud Point Response to Direct Blending F-T Diesels into a Future Tier II CARB-Like Diesel Pool 31
Figure 13 High Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) Lubricity Response to Direct Blending F-T Diesels into a Future Tier II CARB-Like Diesel Pool 32
Figure 14 Scuffing Load Ball On Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator (SOBOCLE) Response to Direct Blending F-T Diesels into a Future Tier II CARB-Like Diesel Pool 33
Figure 15 Viscosity at 313 K (40oC/104oF) Response to Direct Blending F-T Diesels into a Future Tier II CARB-Like Diesel Pool 34
Figure 16 Accelerated Stability Response to Direct Blending F-T Diesels into a Future Tier II CARB-Like Diesel Pool 35
Figure 17 F-T Diesel Response to Additive 39
Figure 18 Test Fuel Candidates Passing Lubricity 40
Figure 19 Hot-Start Transient Emissions Results 42
Figure 20 Prediction of Commercial Ethylene Yields for Hydrotreated F-T Naphtha versus Petroleum Naphtha 43
Figure 21 Slurry Concentration with F-T Water 48
Figure 22 Carbon Dioxide Capture from Combustion Turbine Exhaust 51
Figure 23 EECP Catalyst/Wax Separation 52
 
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Technical Risks and Design Deficiencies Identified in Phase I 6
Table 2 EECP Phase II - RD&T Work Breakdown Tasks 7
Table 3 Comparison of Low-Btu Gas Test Point Conditions Between Measured and Planned 21
Table 4 Comparison of Low-Btu Gas Fuel Compositions Between Measured and Planned 22
Table 5 Petroleum Coke Characteristics 44
Table 6 Spent F-T Catalyst Disposal 50
Table 7 Feed Streams Entering F-T Synthesis Plant 55
Table 8 Products Streams Leaving F-T Synthesis Plant 56
Table 9 Effluent Streams 56