A system and method of producing hydrogen, including converting hydrocarbon to methane via steam and pre-reforming catalyst in a pre-reformer, converting the methane to hydrogen and carbon dioxide by steam reforming via a reforming catalyst in a membrane reformer, diffusing through hydrogen through a tubular membrane in the membrane reformer.

A hydrogen generator having a reforming catalyst that causes hydrocarbon gas and steam to carry out a reforming reaction and reform into a hydrogen rich reformed gas, a reformer that is filled with said reforming catalyst and in which said reforming reaction is carried out, and a combustion chamber for combusting a fuel gas and obtaining reaction heat that is applied to said reforming reaction. At least the reforming region carrying out the reforming reaction is disposed inside the combustion chamber. A steam generator that introduces steam into the reformer is provided outside the combustion chamber.

A method for preparing hydrogen-rich synthesis gas by degrading waste polyolefin plastics at a low temperature includes the following steps: weighing 1 part by weight of polyolefin waste plastics and 3 parts-80 parts by weight of hydrogen peroxide containing 0.25%-6% of H.sub.2O.sub.2; feeding the polyolefin waste plastics and the hydrogen peroxide into a hydrothermal reactor, and carrying out the oxidation pretreatment reaction at a reaction temperature of 150° C.-230° C. under a reaction pressure of 0.5 MPa-2 MPa for 30 minutes-90 minutes, and obtaining an aqueous-phase product and a gas-phase product after the reaction is finished; filling another hydrothermal reactor with a mesoporous carbon supported metal-based catalyst, and then introducing the aqueous-phase product into the hydrothermal reactor for a reforming reaction to obtain a hydrogen-rich synthesis gas product. In the whole process, the H.sub.2 yield is close to 11 mol/kg plastics, and the H.sub.2 concentration in the hydrogen-rich synthesis gas is close to 55%.

A method for decreasing the SFFC of a steam reforming plant, including establishing a base operating mode. Then modifying the base operating mode by introducing the shift gas stream into a solvent based, non-cryogenic separator prior to introduction into the pressure swing adsorption and introducing the compressed hydrogen depleted off-gas stream in a membrane separation unit, wherein the membrane is configured to produce the hydrogen enriched permeate stream at a suitable pressure to allow the hydrogen enriched permeate stream to be combined with carbon dioxide lean shift gas stream, prior to introduction into the pressure swing adsorption unit without requiring additional compression. Thereby establishing a modified operating mode. Wherein said pressure swing adsorption unit has a modified overall hydrogen recovery. Wherein said modified operating mode has a modified hydrogen production, a modified hydrogen production unit firing duty, a modified SCO2e, and a modified SFFC.

A method for decreasing the SFFC of a steam reforming plant, including establishing a base operating mode. Then modifying the base operating mode by introducing the shift gas stream into a solvent based, non-cryogenic separator prior to introduction into the pressure swing adsorption and introducing the compressed hydrogen depleted off-gas stream in a membrane separation unit, wherein the membrane is configured to produce the hydrogen enriched permeate stream at a suitable pressure to allow the hydrogen enriched permeate stream to be combined with carbon dioxide lean shift gas stream, prior to introduction into the pressure swing adsorption unit without requiring additional compression. Thereby establishing a modified operating mode. Wherein said pressure swing adsorption unit has a modified overall hydrogen recovery. Wherein said modified operating mode has a modified hydrogen production, a modified hydrogen production unit firing duty, a modified SCO2e, and a modified SFFC.

Provided is a method for preparing synthesis gas, and more particularly, a method for preparing synthesis gas including: supplying a cracked gas stream discharged from a cracking furnace of a naphtha cracking center (NCC) process to a gasoline fractionator, separating a side discharge stream from the gasoline fractionator using a first stripper, and separating a lower discharge stream from the gasoline fractionator using a second stripper, wherein a mixed oil stream of a PGO stream and a PFO stream formed by controlling a flow rate of each stream are used.

A catalyst for forming a synthetic gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide from a hydrocarbon-based gas, the catalyst containing a complex oxide having a perovskite structure, wherein the complex oxide has a crystal phase containing CaZrO.sub.3 as a primary component and contains Ru and at least one of Ce and Y.

A combined reforming apparatus is provided. The combined reforming apparatus includes a body, a plurality of first catalyst tubes disposed inside the body and reacting at a first temperature to reform hydrocarbons (C.sub.xH.sub.y) having two or more carbon atoms into methane (CH.sub.4), a plurality of second catalyst tubes disposed inside the body, connected to the plurality of first catalyst tubes, and reacting at a second temperature higher than the first temperature to reform methane (CH.sub.4) into synthesis gas containing hydrogen (H.sub.2) and carbon monoxide (CO), a combustion unit configured to supply heat to the plurality of first catalyst tubes and the plurality of second catalyst tubes, and a first distributor configured to connect the plurality of first catalyst tubes to each of the second catalyst tubes to distribute steam and gas discharged from the plurality of first catalyst tubes to the plurality of second catalyst tubes.

Provided is a method for preparing synthesis gas, and more particularly, a method for preparing synthesis gas including: supplying a pyrolysis fuel oil (PFO) stream including a PFO and a pyrolysis gas oil (PGO) stream including a PGO discharged from a naphtha cracking center (NCC) process to a distillation tower as a feed stream (S10); and supplying a lower discharge stream from the distillation tower to a combustion chamber for a gasification process to obtain synthesis gas (S20), wherein the PGO stream is supplied to an upper end of the distillation tower and the PFO stream is supplied to a lower end of the distillation tower.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a diesel reformer system comprising: a diesel autothermal reforming unit; a post-reforming unit disposed downstream of the autothermal reforming unit; a heat exchanger disposed downstream of the post-reforming unit; and a desulfurization unit disposed downstream of the heat exchanger.