Operation of a steam methane reformer by direct feeding of steam rich producer gas from steam hydro-gasification

摘要

An improved, economical alternative method to supply steam and methane to a steam methane reformer (SMR) is accomplished by a combination of procedures, wherein product gas from a steam hydro-gasification reactor (SHR) is used as the feedstock for the SMR by removing impurities from the product stream from the SHR with a gas cleanup unit that operates substantially at process temperatures and pressures and is located between the SHR and SMR.