摘要:
The present invention provides a process for recovering gaseous hydrogen and gaseous carbon dioxide from a mixture of hydrocarbons by utilizing a system that includes a reformer unit, an optional water gas shift reactor, and a pressure swing adsorption unit in conjunction with a carbon dioxide purification unit such as a cryogenic purification unit or a catalytic oxidizer. In this process, purified CO2 from the CO2 purification unit is used as a co-feed/co-purge in the pressure swing adsorption unit in order to produce a CO2 tail gas that includes a higher concentration of CO2.
摘要:
A high thermal efficiency process for hydrogen recovery is provided. The present invention includes combusting a first fuel stream to a reforming furnace, producing reforming heat and a hot exhaust stream. Then exchanging heat indirectly between the hot exhaust stream and a first feed water stream, producing a first steam stream. Then providing a hydrocarbon containing stream and a feed steam stream to the reforming furnace, utilizing the reforming heat and producing a hot raw syngas stream. Then exchanging heat indirectly between the hot raw syngas stream and second feedwater stream, producing a second steam stream and a cooled, raw syngas stream. Then introducing the cooled, raw syngas stream to a CO shift converter, producing a shifted syngas stream. Then introducing the shifted syngas stream into a pressure swing adsorption unit, producing a hydrogen product stream and a tail gas stream. Then introducing the tail gas stream to a CO2 removal unit, producing a CO2 stream and a recycle stream; compressing the recycle stream, producing a compressed recycle stream. Then combining the compressed recycle stream with at least one stream selected from the group consisting of the hydrocarbon containing stream, the cooled raw syngas stream, the shifted syngas stream, and the tail gas stream. Then combining the first steam stream and the second steam stream, producing the feed steam stream.
摘要:
A high thermal efficiency process for hydrogen recovery is provided. The present invention includes combusting a first fuel stream to a reforming furnace, producing reforming heat and a hot exhaust stream. Then exchanging heat indirectly between the hot exhaust stream and a first feed water stream, producing a first steam stream. Then providing a hydrocarbon containing stream and a feed steam stream to the reforming furnace, utilizing the reforming heat and producing a hot raw syngas stream. Then exchanging heat indirectly between the hot raw syngas stream and second feedwater stream, producing a second steam stream and a cooled, raw syngas stream. Then introducing the cooled, raw syngas stream to a CO shift converter, producing a shifted syngas stream. Then introducing the shifted syngas stream into a pressure swing adsorption unit, producing a hydrogen product stream and a tail gas stream. Then introducing the tail gas stream to a CO2 removal unit, producing a CO2 stream and a recycle stream; compressing the recycle stream, producing a compressed recycle stream. Then combining the compressed recycle stream with at least one stream selected from the group consisting of the hydrocarbon containing stream, the cooled raw syngas stream, the shifted syngas stream, and the tail gas stream. Then combining the first steam stream and the second steam stream, producing the feed steam stream.
摘要:
Methods and systems for producing hydrogen are provided. In one embodiment, a method of producing hydrogen comprises reacting a feed source with steam to produce a gas mixture containing hydrogen and a residue gas; introducing the gas mixture into a purification unit; adsorbing the residue gas; and discharging at least a portion of the hydrogen. The method further comprises depressurizing the purification unit; discharging at least a portion of the residue gas during the depressurization; recycling the residue gas to the feed source; and discharging the residue gas remaining in the purification unit. In another embodiment, the method includes discharging a portion of the residue gas during the depressurization such that the residue gas discharged has a higher hydrocarbon content than the secondary product remaining in the purification unit.
摘要:
A method for recovering hydrogen from a gas stream is presented. This method includes introducing a feed gas stream comprising hydrogen and methane to a first cold box, thereby producing a first hydrogen-enriched stream, and a first methane-enriched stream; then introducing the first hydrogen-enriched stream to a first feed compressor, thereby producing a compressed first hydrogen-enriched stream. The method includes introducing the compressed first hydrogen-enriched stream to a second cold box, thereby producing a second hydrogen-enriched stream, and a second methane-enriched stream; then introducing the second hydrogen-enriched stream to a second feed compressor, thereby producing a compressed second hydrogen-enriched stream. The method includes introducing the compressed second hydrogen-enriched stream to a third cold box, thereby producing a third hydrogen-enriched stream, and a third methane-enriched stream. This method includes introducing the third hydrogen-enriched stream to a third feed compressor, thereby producing a compressed third hydrogen-enriched stream; then introducing the compressed third hydrogen-enriched stream to a PSA, thereby producing a high pressure, high purity hydrogen stream, and a tail gas stream. This method includes introducing a first part of the tail gas stream to a tail gas compressor, and recycling the compressed tail gas back to the feed gas stream; then combining the first methane-enriched stream, the second methane-enriched stream, the third methane-enriched stream, and a second part of the tail gas stream into a fuel stream. And this method includes introducing the fuel stream to a methane compressor.
摘要:
The present invention provides a process for recovering hydrogen and high pressure high purity carbon dioxide from one or more hydrocarbon feed streams utilizing a carbon dioxide removal unit that contains sorbent beds of a magnesium based sorbent in a fluidized form.
摘要:
The present invention provides for an energy efficient process of producing hydrogen/carbon monoxide gas mixtures from one or more hydrocarbon gas streams treated in a syngas producing unit by utilizing a carbon dioxide removal unit that contains sorbent beds in which a magnesium based sorbent is transported and cycled between different beds for sorption and desorption of carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide recovered during the process is recovered at high temperature and high pressure therefore allowing for at least a portion of the carbon dioxide stream to be recycled for further treatment with little or no compression of the stream.
摘要:
A pre-reforming process is provided. This process includes heating a first stream containing heavy hydrocarbons to a first temperature, then introducing the heated first stream into a first pre-reforming chamber, thereby producing a first pre-reformed stream. This process also includes heating the first pre-reformed stream to a second temperature, then introducing the heated first pre-reformed stream into a second pre-reforming chamber, thereby producing a second pre-reformed stream. This process also includes heating the second pre-reformed stream to a third temperature, then introducing the heated second pre-reformed stream into a third pre-reforming chamber, thereby producing a third pre-reformed stream.
摘要:
A process for improving the thermodynamic efficiency of a hydrogen generation system is provided. This includes producing a syngas stream in a reformer, wherein the reformer has a combustion zone. This also includes introducing a syngas stream into a pressure swing adsorption unit, thereby producing a product hydrogen stream and a tail gas stream. This also includes heating the tail gas stream by indirect heat exchange with a heat source, thereby producing a heated tail gas stream; and introducing the heated tail gas stream into the combustion zone.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a process for purifying a CO2 rich gas stream in a catalytic oxidizer. In this process, flammable contaminants that are present in the CO2 rich gas stream are oxidized when the CO2 rich gas stream is injected along with a precisely measured amount of substantially pure oxygen into the catalytic oxidizer. As a result, a purified CO2 rich gas stream is produced which depending upon the amount of oxygen injected contains only minor traces of residual oxygen or minor traces of the flammable contaminants. This process is useful for purifying high-pressure residue streams from membrane water-gas shift reactors, membrane reformers, or sorbent enhanced reformers, where the pressurized CO2 rich gas stream also contains amounts of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide. The process is also suitable for purifying CO2 permeate streams from reverse selectivity polymeric membranes that are used to separate CO2 from gas mixtures that contain CO2, H2 and CH4. In a further embodiment of the present invention, the inlet and outlet temperature of the catalytic oxidizer can be controlled by recycling part of the purified CO2 rich gas stream to the catalytic oxidizer inlet and/or injecting additional fuel into the catalytic oxidizer. Thereby, a useful amount of heat can be extracted and returned for use anywhere in the CO2 generating process. The heat obtained via the present process may also be utilized in other processes.