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2021/11/30

Hydrogen Recovery form Refinery Off-gases


Background 



Hydrogen is one of the main intermediate products largely utilized in 

 

oil and petrochemical industries.

 

• It is used as a raw material and obtained in some processes as a by-product.

 

• The off-gas streams contain considerable amount of hydrogen, which are

 

mostly incinerated in refinery flares as a waste gas.

 
>Hydrocarbons are converted into hydrogen reformers in order to produce

 

the hydrogen needed for hydrogen consuming processes.

 

>Separation of hydrogen from an existing refinery off-gas stream

 

represents an opportunity to achieve significant cost reductions in refineries

>Cryogenic Technology (CT)

 

Separation principle:

 

Cryogenic technology is based on the difference in the relative

 

component volatility at low temperatures.

 

Disadvantages:

 

Extra compressors to increase the pressure at least 20 bar. CO2 separation

 

is necessary to avoid freezing the CO2 in line at low temperatures.





see simulation 



 

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