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Abstract

There is provided a hydrocarbon producing apparatus according to the present invention for obtaining a product containing hydrocarbons from a raw material gas by a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction using a reactor containing an FT reaction catalyst exhibiting activity in the FT synthesis reaction, the hydrocarbon producing apparatus including: a purge unit that executes an inert gas purge process that supplies a high-temperature inert gas to the reactor, maintains a temperature in the reactor in a temperature range during the FT synthesis reaction, and reduces a pressure in the reactor, when the FT synthesis reaction is terminated, so that the hydrocarbons adhering to the FT reaction catalyst are vaporized; and a recovery unit that is provided on a downstream side of the reactor, condenses the vaporized hydrocarbons, and recovers the condensed hydrocarbons in a liquid state.

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