Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for hydrogen production
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Application No.: US14118201Application Date: 2012-06-15
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Publication No.: US09776863B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Gaetano Iaquaniello , Barbara Cucchiella , Elena Antonetti
- Applicant: Gaetano Iaquaniello , Barbara Cucchiella , Elena Antonetti
- Applicant Address: NL Sittard
- Assignee: STAMICARBON B.V.
- Current Assignee: STAMICARBON B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Sittard
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Priority: EP11170211 20110616
- International Application: PCT/NL2012/050424 WO 20120615
- International Announcement: WO2012/173483 WO 20121220
- Main IPC: C01B3/12
- IPC: C01B3/12 ; C01B3/50 ; C01B3/38 ; C01B3/48 ; B01J7/00 ; B01J19/24 ; C01B3/34 ; C01B3/36

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for hydrogen production and to a method of hydrogen and/or carbon dioxide production from syngas. The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a gas stream comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide, (ii) separating at least part of hydrogen from the stream yielding a hydrogen-depleted stream, (iii) subjecting the hydrogen-depleted stream to a water-gas shift reaction, and (iv) separating hydrogen from the stream resulting from step (iii). The method according to the invention improves the conversion of carbon monoxide in the water gas shift reaction and allows to increase the hydrogen production by 10-15% and to increase the overall energy efficiency of the system by 5-7%. The invention further relates to a plant for hydrogen and/or carbon dioxide production suitable for the method of the invention.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140105814A1 METHOD FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION Public/Granted day:2014-04-17
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