PETROLEUM PROCESSING AND PETROCHEMICALS ›› 2023, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (3): 54-58.

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COMMERCIAL APPLICATION OF LIGHT HYDROCARBON STEAM REFORMING CATALYST RSR-101/RSR-102 FOR HYDROGEN UNIT

  

  • Received:2022-08-11 Revised:2022-11-17 Online:2023-03-12 Published:2023-03-23

Abstract: Light hydrocarbons steam reforming catalyst RSR-101/RSR-102, developed by SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing Co., Ltd., was first used in a 4×104 m3/h hydrogen production unit of SINOPEC Luoyang Company. The results of industrial calibration showed that the conversion rate of light hydrocarbon (methane equivalent) was 79.7 % under the conditions of a pressure of 2.65 MPa, a water/carbon mole ratio of 3.33, an inlet temperature of 508.9 ℃, and an outlet temperature of 772.5 ℃. The energy consumption of producing per ton hydrogen was 12.8% lower than that of the designed value, and the carbon emission from producing per ton hydrogen was 8.01 t CO2. The operating parameters of hydrogen production unit after replacing with RSR-101/RSR-102 catalysts could meet the requirements of technical agreement.

Key words: hydrogen, light hydrocarbon, steam reforming, RSR-101/RSR-102 catalyst