RECOVERY OF HYDROGEN FROM

LIGHT HYDROCABONS
 ABSTRACT

• Steam methane reforming (SMR) is one of the most promising processes for hydrogen
production. Several studies have demonstrated its advantages from the economic viewpoint.
Nowadays process development is based on technical and economic aspects, however, in the
near future; the environmental impact will play a significant role in the design of such
processes. In this research, an SMR process is studied from the viewpoint of overall
environmental impact, Hydrogen is a chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1
with an atomic weight of 1.00794u, hydrogen is the lightest element and its monatomic form
(H) is the most abundant chemical substance, constituting roughly 75% of the Universe's
baryonic mass.Non-remnant starts are mainly composed of hydrogen in its plasma state. At
standard temperature and pressure hydrogen is a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, nonmetallic,
highly combustible diatomic gas with the molecular formula H2.Naturally occurring atomic
hydrogen is rare on Earth because hydrogen readily forms covalent compounds with most
elements and is present in the water molecule and in most organic compounds.
• In Greek, hydrogen means "water-former". Industrial production is mainly from
the steam reforming of natural gas, and less often from more energy-intensive
hydrogen production methods like the electrolysis of water. Most hydrogen is
employed near its production site, with the two largest uses being fossil fuel
processing (e.g., hydrocracking) and ammonia production, mostly for the fertilizer
market.
1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1 Natural gas sources
2.1.1 Natural Gas Compositions-
2.1.2 Important Impurities-
3.0 Various Methods for Hydrogen Production
3.1 Steam methane reforming
3.2 Coal gasification
3.3 Partial Oxidation of Hydrocarbon
3.4 Biomass gasification
3.5 Electrolysis
3.6 Thermochemical
3.7 Photo-biological
Process description
OBJECTIVES
• The main objectives of this research is to produce 200 tons/day
of H2 gas using light hydrocarbons gases. In this regard complete
material balance, energy balance, design of a few equipment's