摘要 |
<p>THE INVENTION RELATES TO A START-UP PROCESS FOR A UNIT FOR PRODUCING HIGHLY THERMALLY-INTEGRATED HYDROGEN BY REFORMING A HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK THAT COMPRISES A STAGE A WHEREIN A BURNER (4) WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE START-UP IS SUPPLIED WITH A MIXTURE OF HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK AND AIR, A STAGE B WHEREIN A WATER STREAM IS EVAPORATED BY INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE HOT STREAMS OF THE PROCESS, A STAGE C WHEREIN THE HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK TO BE REFORMED IS EVAPORATED AND HEATED AND THEN INTRODUCED IN GASEOUS FORM IN A REFORMING REACTOR (2), AND A STAGE D WHEREIN THE START-UP BURNER (3) IS SHUT DOWN, AND A BURNER THAT IS IN PERMANENT OPERATION IS LIT.</p> |