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    Manufacturing 28 MSCF/day of Hydrogen by Steam

    Reforming
    Mudassir Sarosh, Faisal Nazir, M. Khizar Aziz, Kamran Saeed & M. Kaiser
    Faheem
    NFC Institute of Engineering & Fertilizer Research, Faisalabad

    Abstract
    This report deals with the design calculations of Hydrogen by Steam Reforming along with their relevant aspects such
    as material and energy Balances, Mechanical Designs, Instrumentation and Process Control, Hazop study and Cost
    Estimation.

    Five hydrocracking processes were in use in

    Introduction

    the U.S. with the estimated hydrogen of 63

    Hydrogen has been an important gaseous raw

    billion second largest use of hydrogen is in

    material for the chemical and petroleum

    petroleum

    industries as shown in following table. World


    Raw
    material Product

    hydrocracking processes are in use in the

    hydrogenated
    Phenol

    Cyclohexnanol

    billion ft3 / year. More than 12 hydrogen

    Nitrogen

    Ammonia

    treating processes (hydrodesulphurization

    Naphthalene

    Tertralin

    etc.) are being used the U.S., with hydrogen

    Olien

    Stearin

    requirement 300 billion ft3 per year. Also

    Carbon monoxide Methanol


    hydrogen production in 1965 was estimated
    2.7 trillion ft3 (7.170 million short tons). The
    largest single production and use of hydrogen
    is in the manufacture of ammonia. In
    Pakistan many industries produces hydrogen
    for this purpose. The second largest use of
    hydrogen is in petroleum - refining process.

    refining

    process.

    Five

    U.S. with the estimated hydrogen of 63

    methanol production requires large amount


    of hydrogen. Large amount of hydrogen is
    used in catalytic hydrogenation of vegetable
    oils to produce solid fats.

    Methodology
    Main Methods of production of Hydrogen
    1. Reforming of hydrocarbons

    2. Partial oxidation of hydrocarbons

    So we use natural gas for reforming process

    3. Decomposition of hydrocarbons

    because in Pakistan natural gas is in large

    4. Coal gasification

    abundance and as much cheaper.

    5. Biological processes

    Material and Energy Balances were applied

    6. Thermochemical cycles

    across following units:

    7. Photochemical processes
    8. Electrolysis
    9. Coke, steam and air reaction
    Our process is production of hydrogen from
    hydrocarbon reforming. We can use steam
    reforming of natural gas, steam reforming of
    naphtha or partial oxidation of oil or natural

    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.

    Desulfurizer
    Reformer
    HTS
    LTS
    Methanator
    Compressor

    Equipment was also designed for all the


    above mentioned steps.

    gas.
    But in Pakistan gas is in large abundance and

    Conclusion

    much cheaper rates as compare to the

    An economical design can be produced

    naphtha. Naphtha operation requires 18%

    that can yield a high value product for

    more capital investment that of natural gas.

    different applications. Industry imports

    Furthermore, naphtha is expensive to be used

    simple products that can synthesized by

    as raw material, since it is distillation cut

    high investments.

    between gasoline and kerosene. The amount


    of naphtha varies with market conditions.

    References
    1. PETER and TIMMERHAUS , Plant

    The partial oxidation process requires more

    Design and Economics for Chemical

    capital investment then the steam reforming

    Engineers, 2003.

    plant because of an air separation plant, larger

    2. PERRY , Chemical Engineers Hand


    Book, 1997.

    shift conversion, CO2 removal and gas clean


    up is needed. Its principal disadvantage is the
    necessity for providing 95-99% pure oxygen
    ordinary obtained from air separation plant,
    which adds both the plant investment and
    operating cost.

    3.

    JHONSASSO, Plastics for Industrial


    Uses, 1951.

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