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 procedur es, wherein product gas from a steam hydro-gasification reactor (SHR) is use d as the feedstock for the SMR by removing impurities from the product strea m from the SHR with a gas cleanup unit that operates substantially at proces s pressures and at a temperature above the boiling point of water at the pro cess pressure, is located between the SHR and SMR.