Hydrogen production by steam methane reforming

Abstract

A hydrogen plant for producing hydrogen, including: a reforming reactor system including a first catalyst bed including an electrically conductive material and a catalytically active material, a heat insulation layer between the first catalyst bed and the pressure shell, and at least two conductors electrically connected to the electrically conductive material and to an electrical power supply placed outside the pressure shell, wherein the electrical power supply is dimensioned to heat at least part of the first catalyst bed to a temperature of at least 500° C. by passing an electrical current through the electrically conductive material, where the pressure shell has a design pressure of between 5 and 200 bar; a water gas shift unit downstream the reforming reactor system; and a gas separation unit downstream the water gas shift unit. A process for producing hydrogen from a feed gas including hydrocarbons.

Claims

1. A hydrogen plant for producing hydrogen, said hydrogen plant comprising: a reforming reactor system comprising a first catalyst bed comprising an electrically conductive material and a catalytically active material, said catalytically active material being arranged for catalyzing steam reforming of a feed gas comprising hydrocarbons, a pressure shell housing said first catalyst bed, a heat insulation layer between said first catalyst bed and said pressure shell, and at least two conductors electrically connected to said electrically conductive material and to an electrical power supply placed outside said pressure shell, wherein said electrical power supply is dimensioned to heat at least part of said first catalyst bed to a temperature of at least 500° C. by passing an electrical current through said electrically conductive material, wherein said pressure shell has a design pressure of between 5 and 200 bar, a water gas shift unit downstream the reforming reactor system, and a gas separation unit downstream the water gas shift unit.

2. A hydrogen plant according to claim 1, wherein said first catalyst bed comprises a structured catalyst comprising a macroscopic structure of electrically conductive material, said macroscopic structure supporting a ceramic coating, wherein said ceramic coating supports a catalytically active material.

3. A hydrogen plant according to claim 2, wherein the first catalyst bed comprises an array of macroscopic structures.

4. A hydrogen plant according to claim 2, wherein said macroscopic structure has a plurality of parallel channels, a plurality of non-parallel channels and/or a plurality of labyrinthic channels.

5. A hydrogen plant according to claim 2, wherein said macroscopic structure is extruded and sintered structure(s).

6. A hydrogen plant according to claim 2, wherein said macroscopic structure is 3D printed and sintered structure(s).

7. A hydrogen plant according to claim 1, wherein the resistivity of the electrically conductive material is between 10.sup.−5 Ω.Math.m and 10.sup.−7 Ω.Math.m.

8. A hydrogen plant according to claim 2, wherein the material of the macroscopic structure is chosen as a material arranged to generate a heat flux of 500 to 50000 W/m.sup.2 by resistance heating.

9. A hydrogen plant according to claim 2, wherein the macroscopic structure and said at least two conductors are connect by a mechanical connection, a welded connection, a brazed connection or a combination thereof.

10. A hydrogen plant according to claim 2, wherein the macroscopic structure has at least one electrically insulating part arranged to increase a principal current path within the macroscopic structure, wherein the at least one electrically insulating part has a length arranged to ensure that a minimum current path between the conductors is larger than the largest dimension of the macroscopic structure.

11. A hydrogen plant according to claim 2, wherein the feed gas comprising hydrocarbon enters into the structured catalyst at a first end and wherein a product gas exits the structured catalyst at a second end, wherein said at least two conductors are connected to the structured catalyst at a position closer to said first end than to the second end.

12. A hydrogen plant according to claim 11, wherein said structured catalyst is constructed to direct an electrical current to run from one conductor to said second end of said structured catalyst and return to a second of the at least two conductors.

13. A hydrogen plant according to claim 1, wherein said pressure shell further comprises one or more inlets close to or in combination with at least one fitting in order to allow a cooling gas to flow over, around, close to, or inside at least one conductor within said pressure shell.

14. A hydrogen plant according to claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive material of the first catalyst bed comprises a resistor embedded in a catalyst material.

15. A hydrogen plant according to claim 14, wherein said embedded resistor supports a ceramic coating, wherein said ceramic coating supports said catalytically active material.

16. A hydrogen plant according to claim 1, wherein the reforming reactor system further comprises a second bed of a second catalyst material upstream said first catalyst bed and within said pressure shell.

17. A hydrogen plant according to claim 1, wherein said gas separation unit comprises one or more of the following units: a flash separation unit, a CO.sub.2 wash unit, a pressure swing adsorption unit, a membrane, and/or a cryogenic separation unit.

18. A hydrogen plant according to claim 1, wherein said hydrogen plant comprises two or more water gas shift units.

19. A hydrogen plant according to claim 1, further comprising a heater unit for heating the feed gas upstream said reforming reactor system.

20. A hydrogen plant according to claim 1, said hydrogen plant further comprising a gas purification unit and/or a prereforming unit upstream said reforming reactor system.

21. A hydrogen plant according to claim 1, wherein said reforming reactor system further comprises a control system arranged to control the electrical power supply to ensure that the temperature of the gas exiting the pressure shell of the reforming reactor system lies in a predetermined range and/or to ensure that the conversion of hydrocarbons in the feed gas lies in a predetermined range and/or to ensure the dry mole concentration of methane lies in a predetermined range and/or to ensure the approach to equilibrium of the steam reforming reaction lies in a predetermined range.

22. A process for producing hydrogen from a feed gas comprising hydrocarbons in a hydrogen plant, said hydrogen plant comprising a reforming reactor system with a pressure shell housing a first catalyst bed, said first catalyst bed comprising an electrically conductive material and a catalytically active material, said catalytically active material being arranged to catalyzing steam reforming of a feed gas comprising hydrocarbons, wherein said reforming reactor system is provided with heat insulation between said first catalyst bed and said pressure shell; said process comprising the following steps: pressurizing said feed gas to a pressure of between 5 and 200 bar, supplying said pressurized feed gas to the reforming reactor system, allowing said feed gas to undergo steam reforming reaction over the first catalyst bed and outletting a product gas from the reforming reactor system, heating said catalytically active material by supplying electrical power via electrical conductors connecting an electrical power supply placed outside said pressure shell to said electrically conductive material, allowing an electrical current to run through said electrically conductive material, thereby heating at least part of the first catalyst bed to a temperature of at least 500° C., letting the product gas into a water gas shift unit downstream the reforming reactor system in order to generate a water gas shifted product gas, condensing water in the water gas shifted product gas and separating this water in a flash separation step, thereby providing a dry water gas shifted product gas, and removing at least CO.sub.2 from the dry water gas shifted product gas in a gas separation unit downstream the water gas shift unit.

23. A process according to claim 22, wherein the feed gas is pressurized to between 80 and 180 bar upstream the reforming reactor system.

24. A process according to claim 22, wherein the process comprises heating the feed gas let into the reforming reactor system to a temperature of between 200° C. and 700° C.

25. A process according to claim 22, wherein the first catalyst bed comprises a structured catalyst comprising a macroscopic structure of electrically conductive material, said macroscopic structure supporting a ceramic coating, wherein said ceramic coating supports a catalytically active material, where the macroscopic structure is heated by leading an electrical current through the macroscopic structure, so that a maximum temperature of the macroscopic structure lies between 500° C. and 1300° C.

Description

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

(1) FIG. 1 shows a hydrogen plant according to an embodiment of the invention;

(2) FIG. 2a shows a cross section through an embodiment of the inventive reforming reactor system with a structured catalyst comprising an array of macroscopic structures, in a cross section;

(3) FIG. 2b shows the reforming reactor system of FIG. 2a with a part of the pressure shell and heat insulation layer removed;

(4) FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a part of the reforming reactor system;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a schematic cross section through an embodiment of the reforming reactor system comprising a structured catalyst;

(6) FIGS. 5 and 6 show an embodiment of a structured catalyst with an array of macroscopic structures as seen from above and from the side, respectively;

(7) FIG. 7a shows an embodiment of the structured catalyst of the invention;

(8) FIG. 7b is a schematic drawing of a cross-section through a structured catalyst with electrically insulating parts;

(9) FIG. 8a shows an embodiment of a structured catalyst for use in the reactor system of the invention;

(10) FIG. 8b shows the current density temperature profile of the structured catalyst shown in FIG. 6a as a function of the electrical effect transferred to the structured catalyst;

(11) FIGS. 9a and 9b show temperature and conversion profiles as a function of electrical effect transferred to the structured catalyst; and

(12) FIGS. 10a and 10b show simulation results for temperatures and gas composition along the length of structured catalyst.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

(13) Throughout the Figures, like reference numbers denote like elements.

(14) FIG. 1 shows a hydrogen plant 1000 for producing high pressure hydrogen according to an embodiment of the invention. The hydrogen plant 1000 comprises a reforming reactor system 100 for producing a synthesis gas from a feed gas comprising hydrocarbons. A hydrocarbon gas 3 is compressed to a compressed hydrocarbon gas 5 in a compressor unit 106. Typically, the hydrocarbon gas 3 comprises CH.sub.4 and optionally also higher hydrocarbons in relatively small amounts, in addition to small amounts of other gasses such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and possibly also some nitrogen and argon. Thus, a main constituent of the hydrocarbon gas 3 may be natural gas, town gas, naphtha or a mixture of methane and higher hydrocarbons.

(15) Hydrogen H.sub.2 is added to the compressed hydrocarbon gas 5 to obtain a first feed gas 8 comprising hydrocarbons and hydrogen. Typically, the added hydrogen is also compressed (not shown in FIG. 1) prior to being added to the compressed hydrocarbon gas 5. Alternatively, the hydrogen is added upstream the compressor unit 106 and is thus also compressed in the compressor unit 106.

(16) The first feed gas 8 is pressurized to a pressure between 5 and 200 bar and has been heated (not shown in FIG. 1) to a suitable process temperature. The first feed gas 8 is led to an optional gas purification unit 110. The optional gas purification unit 110 is e.g. a sulfur removal unit, for example in the form of a hydro desulfurizing unit combined with a sulfur absorption unit. A purified gas 9 exits the optional gas purification unit 110, and is heated in a heat exchanger 115 to a heated purified gas 9′. Steam H.sub.2O is added to the heated purified gas 9′ to form a second feed gas 9″ that is led into an optional prereforming unit 120. Alternatively, steam H.sub.2O is added directly downstream the optional gas purification unit 110 and subsequently heated in the heat exchanger 120.

(17) The steam H.sub.2O is also pressurized (not shown in FIG. 1) prior to being added to the heated purified gas 9′. The second feed gas 9″ is thus a gas comprising a hydrocarbon gas with one or more hydrocarbons mixed with steam, hydrogen and possibly other constituents. Typically, the second feed gas 9″ has a predetermined ratio of hydrocarbon gas, steam and hydrogen, and potentially also carbon dioxide.

(18) In the prereforming unit 120, higher hydrocarbons in the second feed gas 9″ reacts with steam and are converted to a mixture of CH.sub.4, H.sub.2, CO, CO.sub.2 and H.sub.2O as an initial step in the process of producing high pressure hydrogen. The pressure of the prereformed gas 11 leaving the prereforming unit 120 is substantially equal to the pressure of the gas 9″ entering the prereforming unit 120. The prereformed gas 11 from the prereforming unit 120 is heated to a suitable process temperature by heat exchange in a heat exchanger 125, thereby rendering a third feed gas 11′ which is led into a reforming reactor system 100.

(19) The reforming reactor system 100 comprises (not shown in FIG. 1) a first catalyst bed comprising an electrically conductive material and a catalytically active material, where the catalytically active material is arranged for catalyzing steam reforming of a feed gas comprising hydrocarbons, a pressure shell (not shown in FIG. 1) housing the first catalyst bed, a heat insulation layer (not shown in FIG. 1) between the first catalyst bed and the pressure shell, and at least two conductors electrically (not shown in FIG. 1) connected to the electrically conductive material and to an electrical power supply (not shown in FIG. 1) placed outside the pressure shell. The electrical power supply is dimensioned to heat at least part of the first catalyst bed to a temperature of at least 500° C. by passing an electrical current through the electrically conductive material. The pressure shell has a design pressure of between 5 and 200 bar, preferably between 80 and 180 bar. Inside the reforming reactor system 100, the third feed gas 11′ undergoes steam methane reforming, resulting in a product gas 12 in the form of a synthesis gas. The product gas 12 is cooled to a cooled product gas 12′ having a suitable process temperature in a heat exchanger 135 and is subsequently led to two water gas shift units 130a, 130b with intermediate temperature regulation in a heat exchanger 145. In FIG. 1, two water gas shift unit 130a, 130b are shown, e.g. a high temperature water gas shift unit 130a and a low temperature water gas shift unit 130b but the hydrogen plant 1000 might comprise only one water gas shift unit or more than two water shift units. The water gas shift units 130a, 130b are arranged to carry out water gas shift reaction in order to convert H.sub.2O and CO in the cooled product gas 12′ to H.sub.2 and CO.sub.2. This results in a water gas shifted product gas 13 from the high temperature water gas shift unit 130a; the water gas shifted product gas 13 is subsequently cooled to a cooled water gas shifted product gas 13′ which is sent to a low temperature water gas shift unit 130b. The water gas shifted product gas 14 exiting the low temperature water gas shift unit 130b is cooled in a heat exchanger 155 to condense water in the process gas and the resultant stream 14′ is subsequently divided in a gas phase 15 and a liquid phase 18 in a flash separator 140. The gas phase 15 is led to a gas separation unit 150 which may be a pressure swing absorption unit, a CO.sub.2 wash, a membrane, a cryogenic separation unit, a combination of these or any other appropriate unit arranged to separate H.sub.2 from the remaining gas or off-gas 17 which may comprise CO.sub.2, CH.sub.4, CO, N.sub.2, and Ar. The gasses exiting the gas separation unit 150 are a high pressure hydrogen gas 16 and an off-gas 17. The off-gas 17 will typically be rich in CO.sub.2.

(20) The first feed gas 8 is pressurized prior to letting it into the optional gas purification unit 110, and the gasses 9, 9′, 9″, 11, 11′, 12, 12′, 13, 13′, 14 and 14′, 15 and 16 are compressed to a pressure of substantially the same pressure as the first feed gas 8. However, it should be foreseen that a minor pressure loss will occur through the hydrogen plant 1000, such that the pressure of the high pressure hydrogen gas 16 is up to about 5% lower than the pressure of the first feed gas 8. Thus, if the pressure of the hydrogen gas 16 should be about 100 bar, the pressure of the first feed gas 8 should preferably be at about 105 bar.

(21) The hydrogen plant 1000 may furthermore comprise other heating means, such as further heat exchangers and/or a fired heater in order to heat the gasses within the hydrogen plant 1000. In order to provide a feed gas at a high pressure, one or more compressor may be present in the hydrogen plant upstream the reactor unit 100, preferably upstream the gas purification unit 110. Of such compressors, only the compressor 106 is shown in FIG. 1; however, it is understood that further compressors may exist, e.g. for compressing the inlet streams of hydrogen H.sub.2 and H.sub.2O.

(22) FIG. 2a shows a cross section through an embodiment of a reforming reactor system 100 according to the invention. The reforming reactor system 100 comprises a structured catalyst 10, arranged as an array of macroscopic structures 5. Each macroscopic structure 5 in the array is coated with a ceramic coating impregnated with catalytically active material. The reforming reactor system 100 moreover comprises conductors 40, 40′ connected to a power supply (not shown in the Figures) and to the structured catalyst 10, viz. the array of macroscopic structures 5. The conductors 40, 40′ are led through the wall of a pressure shell 20 housing the structured catalyst and through insulating material 30 on the inner side of the pressure shell, via fittings 50. The conductors 40′ are connected to the array of macroscopic structures 5 by conductor contact rails 41.

(23) In an embodiment, the electrical power supply supplies a voltage of 26V and a current of 1200 A. In another embodiment, the electrical power supply supplies a voltage of 5V and a current of 240 A. The current is led through electrical conductors 40, 40′ to conductor contact rails 41, and the current runs through the structured catalyst 10 from one conductor contact rail 41, e.g. from the conductor contact rail seen to the left in FIG. 2a, to the other conductor contact rail 41, e.g. the conductor contact rail seen to the right in FIG. 2a. The current can be both alternating current, and e.g. run alternating in both directions, or direct current and run in any of the two directions.

(24) The macroscopic structures 5 are made of electrically conductive material. Especially preferred is the alloy kanthal consisting of aluminum, iron and chrome. The ceramic coating, e.g. an oxide, coated onto the structure catalysts 5 is impregnated with catalytically active material. The conductors 40, 40′ are made in materials like iron, aluminum, nickel, copper or alloys thereof.

(25) During operating, the third feed gas 11′ enters the reforming reactor system 100 from above as indicated by the upper arrow and the product gas 12 exits the reforming reactor system from the bottom thereof as indicated by the lower arrow.

(26) FIG. 2b shows the reforming reactor system 100 of FIG. 2a with a part of the pressure shell 20 and heat insulation 30 layer removed and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a part of the reforming reactor system 100. In FIGS. 2b and 3 the connections between conductors 40′ and conductor contact rails 41 are shown more clearly than in FIG. 2a. Moreover, it is seen that the conductors 40 are led through the walls of the pressure shell in a fitting 50, and that the one conductor 40 is split up into three conductors 40′ within the pressure shell. It should be noted, that the number of conductors 40′ may be any appropriate number, such as smaller than three or even larger than three.

(27) In the reforming reactor system 100 shown in FIGS. 2a, 2b and 3, the conductors 40, 40′ are led through the wall of a pressure shell 20 housing the structured catalysts and through insulating material 30 on the inner side of the pressure shell, via fittings 50. The third feed gas 11′ for steam reforming is inlet into the reforming reactor system 100 via an inlet in the upper side of the reforming reactor system 100 as shown by the reference number 11′, and product gas 12 in the form of a reformed gas exists the reforming reactor system 100 via an outlet in the bottom of the reforming reactor system 100 as shown by the reference number 12. Moreover, one or more additional inlets (not shown in FIGS. 2a to 3) advantageously exist close to or in combination with the fittings 50. Such additional inlets allow a cooling gas to flow over, around, close to, or inside at least one conductor within the pressure shell to reduce the heating of the fitting. The cooling gas could e.g. be hydrogen, nitrogen, steam, carbon dioxide or mixtures thereof. The temperature of the cooling gas at entry into the pressure shell may be e.g. about 100° C.

(28) In the reforming reactor system 100 shown in FIGS. 2a to 3, inert material (not shown in FIGS. 2a-3) is advantageously present between the lower side of the structured catalyst 10 and the bottom of the pressure shell. Moreover, inert material is advantageously present between the outer sides of the structured catalyst 10 of macroscopic structures 5 and the insulating material 30. Thus, one side of the insulating material 30 faces the inner side of the pressure shell 20 and the other side of the insulating material 30 faces the inert material. The inert materiel is e.g. ceramic material and may be in the form of pellets. The inert material assists in controlling the pressure drop across the reforming reactor system 100 and in controlling the flow of the gas through the reforming reactor system 100, so that the gas flows over the surfaces of the structured catalyst 10.

(29) FIG. 4 show a schematic cross section through another embodiment of the reforming reactor system 100′ of a hydrogen plant according to the invention. The reforming reactor system 100′ comprises a first catalyst bed 10′ consisting of catalyst pellets, extrudates or granulates. The reforming reactor system 100′ comprises a pressure shell 20 and a heat insulation layer 80 between the first catalyst bed 10′ and the pressure shell 20. Inert material 90 can be used to fill the gap between the first catalyst bed 10′ and the heat insulation layer 80 or the pressure shell 20. In FIG. 4, the inert material 90 is indicated by a horizontally hatched area; the inert material 90 may be in any appropriate form, e.g. in the form of inert pellets, and it is e.g. of ceramic material. The inert material 90 assists in controlling the pressure drop through the reforming reactor system and in controlling the flow of the gas through the reforming reactor system. Moreover, the inert material typically has a heat insulating effect.

(30) The reforming reactor system 100′ of FIG. 4 moreover comprises an electrically conductive material in the form of an embedded resistor 95 embedded in the first catalyst bed 10′. This embedded resistor can be in any appropriate form of plates, spirals, rods, or similar, positioned within or against the catalyst material. In an embodiment, the embedded resistor 95 supports a ceramic coating, and the ceramic coating supports a catalytically active material. Thus, the embedded resistor may, similar to the macroscopic support, be coated with a ceramic coating to directly support a catalytically active phase while still being embedded in the first catalyst bed. Thus, in this embodiment, the first catalyst bed surrounds the embedded resistor. The catalyst material of the first catalyst bed may comprise an appropriate combination of catalyst support and catalytically active phase to facilitate the endothermic reaction.

(31) FIGS. 5 and 6 show an embodiment of a structured catalyst comprising an array of macroscopic structures as seen from above and from the side, respectively. FIG. 5 shows a structured catalyst 10 comprising an array of macroscopic structures 5 seen from above, viz. as seen from the arrow 11′ in FIGS. 2a and 2b. The array has 6 rows, viz. la, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e and 1f, of five macroscopic structures 5. The macroscopic structures 5 in each row are connected to its neighboring macroscopic structure (s) in the same row and the two outermost macroscopic structures in each row are connected to a conductor contact rail 41. The neighboring macroscopic structure 5 in a row of macroscopic structures are connected to each other by means of a connection piece 3.

(32) FIG. 6 shows the structured catalyst 10 having an array of macroscopic structures 5 of FIG. 5 seen from the side. From FIG. 6, it can be seen that each macroscopic structure 5 extends longitudinally perpendicular to the cross section seen in FIG. 5. Each macroscopic structure 5 has a slit 60 cut into it along its longitudinal direction (see FIG. 6). Therefore, when energized by the power source, the current enters the array of macroscopic structures 5 via a conductor contact rail 41, is led through the first macroscopic structure 5 downwards until the lower limit of the slit 60 and is subsequently led upwards towards a connection piece 3 and a neighboring macroscopic structure 5. The current is thus led via a corresponding zigzag path, downwards and upwards, through each macroscopic structure 5 in each row 1a-1f of macroscopic structures 5 in the array 10. This configuration advantageously increases the resistance over the structured catalyst 10.

(33) FIG. 7a shows an embodiment of a structured catalyst 10 for use in a hydrogen plant of the invention, in a perspective view. The structured catalyst 10 comprises a macroscopic structure that is coated with a ceramic coating impregnated with catalytically active material. Within the structured catalyst are channels 70 extending along the longitudinal direction (shown by the arrow indicate ‘h’ in FIG. 7a) of the macroscopic structure 5; the channels are defined by walls 75. As shown in FIG. 7a, the walls 75 define a number of parallel, square channels 70 when seen from the direction of flow as indicated by the arrow 12. The structured catalyst 10 has a substantially square perimeter when seen from above, defined by the edge lengths e1 and e2. However, the perimeter could also be circular or another shape.

(34) The walls 75 of the structured catalyst 10 are of extruded or 3D printed material coated with a ceramic coating, e.g. an oxide, which has been coated onto the macroscopic structure. In the Figures, the ceramic coating is not shown. The ceramic coating is impregnated with catalytically active material. The ceramic coating and thus the catalytically active material are present on every walls within the structured catalyst 10 over which the gas flow flows during operation and interacts with the heated surface of the structured catalyst and the catalytically active material.

(35) Thus, during use in a reforming reactor system 100 for steam reforming, a hydrocarbon feed gas flows through the channels 70 and interacts with the heated surface of the structured catalyst and with the catalytically active material supported by the ceramic coating.

(36) A slit 60 has been cut into the structured catalyst 10 shown in FIG. 7a. This slit 60 forces a current to take a zigzag route, in this instance downwards and subsequently upwards, within the macroscopic structure thereby increasing the current path, the resistance and consequently the heat dissipated within the macroscopic structure. The slit 60 within the macroscopic structure may be provided with embedded insulating material in order to ensure that no current flows in the transverse direction of the slit 60.

(37) The channels 70 in the structured catalyst 5 are open in both ends. In use of the structured catalyst in a reforming reactor system, a hydrocarbon feed gas flows through the unit, in the direction shown by arrows 11′ and 12 in FIGS. 2a and 2b, and gets heated via contact with the walls 75 of the channels 70 and by heat radiation. The heat initiates the desired steam reforming process. The walls 75 of the channels 70 may e.g. have a thickness of 0.5 mm, and the ceramic coating coated onto the walls 75 may e.g. have a thickness of 0.1 mm. Even though the arrows 11′ and 12 (see FIGS. 2a and 2b) indicate that the flow of the hydrocarbon feed gas is down-flow, the opposite flow direction, viz. an up-flow, is also conceivable.

(38) FIG. 7b is a schematic drawing of a cross-section through a structured catalyst 10′ of the invention, with electrically insulating parts 60′. The electrically insulating parts are shown as hatched parts in FIG. 7b. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7b, three pieces of electrically insulating parts 60′ intersects the structured catalyst 10′ in most of the longitudinal direction thereof. Conductors or connectors 7 are connected to the upper side of the structured catalyst 10′ as seen in FIG. 7b. During use of the structured catalyst 10′, the conductors 7 are connected to a power supply and a hydrocarbon feed gas is brought into contact with the structured catalyst 10′. Thus, current runs from the first conductor through the structured catalyst 10′ in a zigzag direction, viz. downwards from the first conductor and around the lower side of the first electrically insulating part 60′, subsequently upwards and around the upper side of the middle electrically insulating part 60′, then downwards again and around the lower side of the third electrically insulating part 60′ and finally upwards to the second conductor 7. It should be noted that any appropriate number of electrically insulating parts 60′ is conceivable. The electrically insulating parts 60′ are solid and of electrically insulating material, e.g. glass, and they are provided in cuts or slits in the macroscopic structure. The electrically insulating parts 60′ ensures that the parts of the macroscopic structure on the sides electrically insulating parts 60′ are kept apart from each other. It should be noted that in all the embodiments, the direction of flow of gas may be the same as the direction of the current through the structured catalyst, or it may be different. In the embodiment of FIG. 7b, the direction of flow of gas is e.g. from the upper side of the structured catalyst 10′ towards the bottom of the structured catalyst 10′; thus, the flow of current only the same as the direction of the flow of gas as some parts of the structured catalyst 10′, whilst the direction of the current is transverse to the direction of the flow of gas at some parts and opposite (upwards) in some parts.

(39) FIG. 8a shows an embodiment of a structured catalyst 10″ for use in the reactor system of the invention. FIG. 8a shows the structured catalyst 10″ in a perspective view. It can be seen that the structured catalyst 10″ has a single vertical slit 60 along the longitudinal axis of the catalyst 10″ as shown in FIG. 8a. The single vertical slit 60 extends from the top of the structured catalyst 10″ towards the bottom thereof, along about 90% of the length of the structured catalyst. The single vertical slit 60 can be seen as parting the structured catalyst 10″ into two halves. Each of these two halves has five horizontal slits 65. The vertical slit 60 and the horizontal slits 65 function to direct the current in a zig-zag route through the structured catalyst.

(40) FIG. 8b shows the current density of the structured catalyst 10″ shown in FIG. 8a as a function of the electrical effect transferred to the structured catalyst 10″. FIG. 8b is the result of a multiphysics computational fluid dynamics simulations in Comsol software of the current distribution of the structure in FIG. 8a. In FIG. 8b the structured catalyst 10″ is seen from the side. Two electrodes (not shown in FIG. 8b) are connected to the upper end on the left side of the structured catalyst 10″. As illustrated by the intensity of the current density, as depicted on the scale in the right part of FIG. 8b, when a power source is connected to the structured catalyst 10″, a current runs from the upper end thereof in zig-zag form, due to the horizontal slits, to the bottom of the structure catalyst 10″, to the back thereof, viz. into the paper as seen in FIG. 8b, and subsequently upwards in zig-zag form towards the second electrode. The temperature of the structured catalyst 10″ depends upon the current density throughout the structured catalyst 10″. It can be seen in FIG. 8b, that the current density is highest at the end points of horizontal slits 65 into the structured catalyst 10″. These points are the points where the current path turns direction, i.e. where the current through the structured catalyst 10″ is forced or directed in another direction. Moreover, it can be deduced that the current density vector of the principal current path has a non-zero component value parallel to the length of the structured catalyst for more than 80% of the structure. In conclusion, it is clear from FIG. 8b that the principal current path can be controlled in the structured catalyst. This feature gives control of the temperature profile inside the structured catalyst.

(41) It should be noted, that even though the structured catalysts shown in the figures are shown as having channels with a square cross section, as seen perpendicular to the z-axis, any appropriate shape of the cross sections of the channels is conceivable. Thus, the channels of the structured catalyst could alternatively be e.g. triangular, hexagonal, octagonal, or circular, where triangular, square, and hexagonal shapes are preferred.

(42) FIGS. 9a and 9b shows temperature and conversion profiles as a function of electrical effect transferred to the structured catalyst. FIG. 7a is the result of a laboratory test of bench scale reactor system having a length of 12 cm and a volume 108 cm.sup.3 of the structured catalyst as defined by the outer walls/sides thereof and configuration as depicted in FIG. 1 where Cu conductors has been welded to the first 2 cm of the monolith on opposing sides in the first end. The pressure of the pressure shell was 3.5 bar, the temperature of the feed gas inlet into the reactor system was about 200° C. The composition of the feed gas was 31.8% CH.sub.4, 2.4% Hz, 65.8% H.sub.2O and the total gas flow was 102.2 Nl/h. It should be noted, that the energy balance is substantially better in a larger scale than in the small scale experimental conditions behind the graphs of FIG. 9a, due to high energy loss in this relative small scale. However, it is clear from FIG. 9a that with increasing power, both the conversion of methane and the temperature increases. The temperature reaches above 900° C. and the methane conversion reaches above 98%.

(43) FIG. 9b shows a similar experiment as described above, but with a pressure of 21 bar. Again, it is clear from FIG. 9b that with increasing power, both the conversion of methane and the temperature increases. The temperature reaches above 1060° C. and the methane conversion reaches above 95%.

(44) FIGS. 10a and 10b show simulation results for temperatures and gas composition along the length of structured catalyst. A single channel of a structured catalyst is simulated. The length of the structured catalyst of this simulation, and thus of the single channel, is 10 cm. The conditions within the pressure shell/structured catalyst/channel is: Pressure: 29 barg T inlet: 466° C. Total flow: 30 Nl/h Composition of the feed gas inlet into the reactor/channel: 31.8% methane, 8.8% hydrogen, 2.3% carbon dioxide, and 57.1% steam.

(45) In FIG. 10a, the temperature of the wall of the channel is indicated by Tw and the temperature in the center of the channel is indicated by Tc. Tw and Tc are read from the scale to the right of the graphs. The methane conversion is indicated by Cc and is read from the scale to the left of the graphs.

(46) From FIG. 10a it is seen that the temperature of the wall of a channel in the structured catalyst increases continuously along almost all of the length of the structured catalyst. The temperature is about 480° C. at the first end of the structured catalyst (z=0 cm) and about 1020° C. at the second end of the structured catalyst (z=10 cm). The increase of temperature is steepest the first 10% of the structured catalyst, and only in the last few percent of the length of the structured catalyst, the temperature does not change much. Thus, when the current turns around at the second end of the structured catalyst, from going downwards to upwards in the FIGS. 2a, 2b, 3, 6, 7a, 7b and 8a, the temperature of the walls of the channels of the structured catalyst does not change substantially for increasing z-values. However, FIG. 10a also shows that the temperature in the center of the channel keeps on increasing along the whole length of the structured catalyst. It should be noted, though, that the temperature in the center of the channel remains substantially constant for the first 5-7% of the length of the structured catalyst. This is due to the fact that the gas inlet into the structured catalyst cools the structured catalyst in the vicinity of the first end thereof and due to thermal energy transport delay from the wall to the center of the channel.

(47) In FIG. 10a, the conversion of methane in the center of the channel of the structured catalyst is also shown. It can be seen that the conversion is close to zero for the first 10-12% of the length of the channel and that the conversion subsequently increases monotonously and reaches a value of about 85%. As noted above, small-scale reactors and simulations thereof provide for less than optimal numbers, and that considerably higher conversion is achievable in a real scale reactor system. However, the simulation provides information on the tendencies of the conversion rate and temperature throughout the structured catalyst.

(48) FIG. 10b shows the partial pressures of the principle active gasses within the channel of the structured catalyst of FIG. 10a. From FIG. 10b, it is clear that the partial pressures of steam and methane diminish considerably along the length of the channel of the structured catalyst, whilst the partial pressures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide increase considerably. Moreover, the partial pressure of carbon dioxide increases slightly along the length of the structured catalyst, but decreases towards the highest temperatures where the reverse water gas shift reaction is thermodynamically favored.

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(49) While the invention has been illustrated by a description of various embodiments and examples while these embodiments and examples have been described in considerable detail, it is not the intention of the applicant to restrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to such detail. Additional advantages and modifications will readily appear to those skilled in the art. The invention in its broader aspects is therefore not limited to the specific details, representative methods, and illustrative examples shown and described. Accordingly, departures may be made from such details without departing from the spirit or scope of applicant's general inventive concept.

(50) The examples described below relate to hydrogen plants with a reforming reactor system comprising a structured catalyst. Such reforming reactor systems are compact reforming reactor systems since the compact macroscopic supports has a high thermal flux when powered by a power source. It is moreover to be noted, that the dimensions of the structured catalysts may be chosen relatively freely, so that the structured catalyst may be almost cubic in outer shape or it may be wider than its height.

(51) The examples all describe operation conditions with high pressure, ranging from 28 bar to 182 bar. Such high pressures within the hydrogen plant are made possible by the configuration of the reforming reactor system 100 since the structured catalyst within the reforming reactor system 100 has high thermal flux upon powering by a power source, is to some extent thermally insulated from the pressure shell, and the pressure drop through the reforming reactor system 100 is very low compared to an SMR. The macroscopic structure of electrically conductive material will obtain the highest temperature within the reforming reactor system 100, while the pressure shell will have a significantly lower temperature due to the thermal insulation between the structured catalyst and the pressure shell. Ideally, the temperature of the pressure shell will not exceed 500° C. When product gas with a high pressure is needed, such as 30 bar or above, the product gas exiting the reforming reactor system can in many cases be used directly, without the use of compressors. This is due to the possibility of pressurizing the feed gas upstream the reforming reactor system. Pressurizing the feed gas will require less energy than the product gas as the volume of the feed is lower than the volume of the product gas as the steam reforming reaction has a net production of molecules. Additionally, one of the feed gas constituents may be pumped which requires significantly less energy compared to gas compression.

(52) In all the examples described below, the feed gas enters the reforming reactor system and flows through the structured catalyst housed therein. When the heat insulation layer of the reforming reactor system is a heat insulating material, the heat insulating material typically makes up most of the space between the structured catalyst and the pressure shell along the walls of the pressure shell so that the feed gas is forced to flow along walls of the macroscopic structure on its way through the pressure shell.

(53) In the examples below, the structured catalysts described in these examples comprise one or more macroscopic structures. The one or more macroscopic structures of the examples below all support a ceramic coating supporting catalytically active material. Advantageously, substantially all the surface of the macroscopic structure supports the ceramic coating supporting the catalytically active material; however, at connections points, e.g. between two adjacent macroscopic structures or between a macroscopic structure and a conductor, the macroscopic structure may be free from ceramic coating in order to facilitate connection between a conductor and the macroscopic structure.

Example 1

(54) An example calculation of the process of the invention is given in Table 1 below. The composition of a third feed gas 11′ entering the reforming reactor system 100 is given in Table 1 below. The third feed gas 11′ entering the reforming reactor system 100 is a prereformed gas. It has been pressurized to a pressure of 28 bar, viz. 28 kg/cm.sup.2.Math.g, and has a temperature of 500° C.

(55) Inside the reforming reactor system 100, a structured catalyst comprising nine macroscopic structures having a square cross section are placed in an array and each macroscopic structure has a size of 0.53 times 0.53 times 2.3 meter. Each macroscopic structure additionally has 17778 channels with a square cross section having a side or edge length of 0.32 cm. Each macroscopic structure has slits parallel to the longitudinal direction thereof, so that clusters of 5 times 5 channels are formed. The clusters are individually insulated from the neighboring cluster, except from the ends, so that the current path through the macroscopic structure is a zigzag path. A current of 200 A and a voltage of ca. 5.5 kV are applied to each macroscopic structure in the reforming reactor system of the invention in order to heat the structured catalyst and thus the gas passing through the structured catalyst, corresponding to a power supplied in the structured catalysts of 9899 kW. If preferred, the nine macroscopic structures can be parallel coupled in groups of three instead of serial coupling all nine, which will decrease the voltage to ca. 1.8 kV, or even parallel coupled as individual monoliths that would require a voltage of ca. 0.6 kV. This must be chosen according to most suitable configuration of associated power supply.

(56) The reforming reactor system 100 of the current configuration has an overall internal diameter of the reforming reactor system of 3.2 m and a total internal height of 5.5 m when the reforming reactor system 100 is made as a cylindrical reactor system with spherical heads. In this specific configuration, the macroscopic structures are placed in a square orientation having a diagonal length of 2.3 m. In all the examples described herein, except for the comparative example, inert material is placed around the structured catalyst to close the gap to the insulation material, adjacent to the pressure shell. The insulation material in example 1 has a cylindrical form with an internal diameter of 2.5 m and a thickness of 0.35 m.

(57) During the passage of the third feed gas 11′ through the reforming reactor system 100, the third feed gas 11′ is heated by the structured catalyst and undergoes steam reforming to a product gas 12 having an exit temperature of 963° C.

(58) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Size of macroscopic structure: Edge size [m] 0.53 Height [m] 2.3 Number of macroscopic structures 9 Total volume of structured catalyst [L] 5888 Structured catalyst height/diagonal length [—] 1.02 Feed gas Product gas T [° C.] 500 963 P [kg/cm.sup.2 g] 27.97 27.47 CO2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 168 727 N2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 26 26 CH4 [Nm.sup.3/h] 2630 164 H2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 590 8545 CO [Nm.sup.3/h] 1 1907 H2O [Nm.sup.3/h] 8046 5022 Total flow [Nm.sup.3/h] 11461 16391 ΔT.sub.app,SMR [° C.] 10 Power [kW] 9899 Heat flux [kW/m.sup.2] 2.2 Space velocity [Nm.sup.3/m.sup.3/h] 1950

Example 2

(59) An example calculation of the process of the invention is given in Table 2 below. The composition of a third feed gas 11′ entering the reforming reactor system 100 is given in Table 2. The third feed gas 11′ entering the reforming reactor system 100 is a prereformed gas. It has been pressurized to a pressure of 28 bar, viz. 28 kg/cm.sup.2.Math.g, and has a temperature of 500° C.

(60) Inside the reforming reactor system 100, a structured catalyst comprising 1 macroscopic structure having a square cross section is placed which has a size of 0.4 times 0.4 times 0.35 meter. The macroscopic structure additionally has 10000 channels with a square cross section having a side or edge length of 0.32 cm. The macroscopic structure has slits parallel to the longitudinal direction thereof, so that clusters of 5 times 5 channels are formed. The clusters are individually insulated from the neighboring cluster, except from the ends, so that the current path through the macroscopic structure is a zigzag path. A current of 200 A and a voltage of ca. 500 V are applied to the macroscopic structure in the reforming reactor system of the invention in order to heat the structured catalyst and thus the gas passing through the structured catalyst, corresponding to a power deposited in the structured catalyst of 99 kW.

(61) The reforming reactor system 100 in the current configuration has an overall internal diameter of the reforming reactor system of 1.2 m and a total internal height of 1.5 m when the reforming reactor system is made as a cylindrical reactor system with spherical heads. In this specific configuration, the structured catalyst has a diagonal length of 0.6 m. Inert material is placed around the structured catalysts to close the gap to the insulation material which has an internal diameter of 0.6 m and a thickness of 0.3 m.

(62) During the passage of the third feed gas 11′ through the reforming reactor system 100, the third feed gas 11′ is heated by the structured catalyst and undergoes steam reforming to a product gas 12 having an exit temperature of 963° C.

(63) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Size of macroscopic structure: Edge size [m] 0.4 Height [m] 0.35 Number of macroscopic structures 1 Total volume of structured catalyst [L] 55.4 Structured catalyst height/diagonal length [—] 0.61 Feed gas Product gas T [° C.] 500 963 P [kg/cm.sup.2g] 27.97 27.47 CO2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 1.7 7.3 N2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 0.3 0.3 CH4 [Nm.sup.3/h] 26.3 1.6 H2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 5.9 85.4 CO [Nm.sup.3/h] 0 19.1 H2O [Nm.sup.3/h] 80.5 50.2 Total flow [Nm.sup.3/h] 114.7 163.9 ΔT.sub.app,SMR [° C.] 10 Power [kW] 99 Heat flux [kW/m.sup.2] 2.2 Space velocity [Nm.sup.3/m.sup.3/h] 2071

Example 3

(64) An example calculation of the process within the reforming reactor system of the hydrogen plant is given in Table 3 below. The third feed gas 11′ entering the reforming reactor system 100 may be a prereformed gas. It has been pressurized to a pressure of 97 bar, viz. 97 kg/cm.sup.2.Math.g, and has a temperature of 500° C.

(65) Inside the reforming reactor system 100, a structured catalyst comprising nine macroscopic structures having a square cross section are placed in an array and each macroscopic structure has a size of 0.53 times 0.53 times 2.3 meter. Each macroscopic structure additionally has 17778 channels with a square cross section having a side or edge length of 0.32 cm. Each macroscopic structure has slits parallel to the longitudinal direction thereof, so that clusters of 5 times 5 channels are formed. The clusters are individually insulated from the neighboring cluster, except from the ends so that the current path through the macroscopic structure is a zigzag path. A current of 200 A and a voltage of ca. 5.5 kV are applied to each macroscopic structure in the reforming reactor system of the invention in order to heat the structured catalyst and thus the gas passing through the structured catalyst, corresponding to a power deposited in the structured catalyst of 9899 kW. If preferred, the nine macroscopic structures can be parallel coupled in groups of three instead of serial coupling all nine, which will decrease the voltage to ca. 1.8 kV, or even parallel coupled as individual monoliths which would require a voltage of ca. 0.6 kV. This must be chosen according to most suitable configuration of associated power supply.

(66) The reforming reactor system 100 of the current configuration could have an overall internal diameter of the reforming reactor system of 3.2 m and a total internal height of 5.5 m when the reforming reactor system 100 is made as a cylindrical reforming reactor system with spherical heads. In this specific configuration, the macroscopic structures 5 are placed in a square orientation having a diagonal length of 2.3 m. Inert material is placed around the structured catalyst to close the gap to the insulation material which has an internal diameter of 2.5 m and a thickness of 0.35 m.

(67) During the passage of the gas 11′ through the reforming reactor system 100, the gas 11′ is heated by the structured catalyst and undergoes steam reforming to a product gas 12 having an exit temperature of 1115° C.

(68) Since the product gas 12 exiting the reforming reactor system is pressurized to a pressure of 97 bar, no compressors will be needed downstream the reforming reactor system 100 when a high pressure product gas with a pressure of about 100 bar or lower is requested. This reduces the overall cost of a plant of the invention compared to a standard plant with compressors downstream the steam reforming unit.

(69) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Size of macroscopic structure: Edge size [m] 0.53 Height [m] 2.3 Number of macroscopic structures 9 Total volume of structured catalyst [L] 5888 Structured catalyst height/diagonal length [—] 1.01 Gas 11' Product gas 12 T [° C.] 500 1115 P [kg/cm.sup.2g] 96.97 96.47 CO2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 111 510 N2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 23 23 CH4 [Nm.sup.3/h] 2337 143 H2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 372 7354 CO [Nm.sup.3/h] 1 1796 H2O [Nm.sup.3/h] 7111 4518 Total flow [Nm.sup.3/h] 9955 14344 ΔT.sub.app,SMR [° C.] 10 Power [kW] 9899 Heat flux [kW/m.sup.2] 2.2 Space velocity [Nm.sup.3/m.sup.3/h] 1691

Example 4

(70) An example calculation of the process within a reforming reactor system 100 of the hydrogen plant 1000 of the invention is given in Table 4 below. The gas 11′ entering the reforming reactor system 100 may be a prereformed gas. It has been pressurized to a pressure of 180.5 bar and has a temperature of 500° C.

(71) Inside the reforming reactor system 100, a structured catalyst 10 comprising nine macroscopic structures 5 having a square cross section are placed in an array and each macroscopic structure 5 has a size of 0.53 times 0.53 times 2.3 meter. Each macroscopic structure additionally has 17778 channels with a square cross section having a side or edge length of 0.32 cm. Each macroscopic structure 5 has slits parallel to the longitudinal direction thereof, so that clusters of five times five channels are formed. The clusters are individually insulated from the neighboring cluster, except from the ends, so that the current path through the macroscopic structure has a zigzag path. A current of 200 A and a voltage of ca. 5.5 kV are applied to each macroscopic structure 5 in the reforming reactor system 100 of the invention in order to heat the structured catalyst and thus the gas passing through the structured catalyst, corresponding to a power deposited in the structured catalyst of 9899 kW. If preferred, the nine macroscopic structures can be parallel coupled in groups of three instead of serial coupling all nine, which will decrease the voltage to ca. 1.8 kV, or even parallel coupled as individual monoliths which would require a voltage of ca. 0.6 kV. This must be chosen according to most suitable configuration of associated power supply.

(72) The reforming reactor system 100 in the current configuration could have an overall internal diameter of the reforming reactor system of 3.2 m and a total internal height of 5.5 m when the reforming reactor system 100 is made as a cylindrical reforming reactor system with spherical heads. In this specific configuration, the macroscopic structures are placed in a square orientation having a diagonal length of 2.3 m. Inert material is placed around the structured catalyst to close the gap to the insulation material which has an internal diameter of 2.5 m and a thickness of 0.35 m.

(73) During the passage of the gas 11′ through the reforming reactor system 100, the gas 11′ is heated by the structured catalyst and undergoes steam reforming to a product gas 12 having an exit temperature of 1236° C. The total flows of the gas 11′ and the product gas 12 are lower than the total flow of the gas in Example 3.

(74) Since the product gas 12 exiting the reforming reactor system is already pressurized to a pressure of 181 bar, it is suited for being input into e.g. a hydrotreater of a refinery plant without further pressurizing. Thus, no compressors will be needed between the reforming reactor system and the hydrotreater of the refinery plant. This reduces the overall cost of the plant with a reforming reactor system of the invention.

(75) TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Size of macroscopic structure: Edge size [m] 0.53 Height [m] 2.3 Number of macroscopic structures 9 Total volume of structured catalyst [L] 5888 Structured catalyst height/diagonal length [—] 1.01 Gas 11' Product gas 12 T [° C.] 500 1236 P [kg/cm.sup.2g] 180.5 180 CO2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 86 395 N2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 21 21 CH4 [Nm.sup.3/h] 2116 95 H2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 279 6651 CO [Nm.sup.3/h] 0 1713 H2O [Nm.sup.3/h] 6424 4094 Total flow [Nm.sup.3/h] 8926 12969 ΔT.sub.app,SMR [° C.] 10 Power [kW] 9899 Heat flux [kW/m.sup.2] 2.2 Space velocity [Nm.sup.3/m.sup.3/h] 1516

Example 5

(76) An example of a hydrogen plant is given in Table 5, which shows the gas composition at relevant places in the chemical plant. The calculation illustrates how the high pressure and temperature durability of the electrically heated reforming reactor system allows for a high reforming temperature and consequently a high methane conversion at the high pressure. Several unit operations are used in an addition to those shown in Table 5, including preheating, desulfurization, cooling, heat exchangers, and phase separations. A person skilled in the art of designing a reforming plant will be able to insert these as required. Table 5 below relates to a hydrogen plant 1000 with two water gas shift units 130a, 130b and cooling of the gas between the reforming reactor system 100 and the first water gas shift unit 130a.

(77) TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Gas 11' Gas 12 Cooled Gas 13 to from gas 12 to Gas 14' reforming reforming to first second to gas First reactor reactor WGS WGS separation Product feed system system unit unit unit gas gas 8 10 10 130a 130b 150 16 T [° C.] 450 450 1088 340 238 40 40 P [kg/cm.sup.2g] 104 99.6 99.6 96.9 96.2 C.sub.2H.sub.6 238 0 0 0 0 0 0 [Nm.sup.3/h] CH.sub.4 [Nm.sup.3/h] 26319 25861 1721 1721 1721 1721 1720 CO [Nm.sup.3/h] 0 7 18657 18657 4741 877 877 CO.sub.2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 416 1425 6915 6915 20831 24694 21 H.sub.2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 621 4354 82264 82264 96180 100045 100000 N.sub.2 [Nm.sup.3/h] 193 193 193 193 193 193 193 H.sub.2O [Nm.sup.3/h] 94066 92043 62413 62413 48493 105 105