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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    Hydrogen is a colourless, odourless and lightest gas known and

    present in most organic compounds. One of the widely used method of

    producing hydrogen is by passing steam through heated metal in the

    presence of a metal oxide catalyst. Hydrogen finds application in major

    industrial processes and the latest being its application as fuel in

    hydrogen powered automobiles. Hence there is need for more efficient,

    economical and effective method of production.

    PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM HEAVY OIL FEEDSTOCK

    THE PROCESS DESCRIPTION

    The major component of the feedstock is carbon, hydrogen andsulphur, which was mixed with preheated air (at 2100C) and steam at

    600psig, 251.930C and passed into a combustor. Series of unit

    processes and operation were carried out such as sulphur removal,

    carbon removal etc (see process description).

    OPERATING CONDITIONS OF THE PROCESS.

    1 Hydrogen purity 95 percent

    2 Heavy fuel oil feed stockrequirement

    Viscosity of 900s containing carbon,hydrogen and sulphur

    Heat capacity of 42.9m/kg

    Specific gravity of 0.9435

    3 Oxygen purity 95 percent at a temperature of 200c

    and a pressure of 4140kn/m2

    4. Steam requirement pressure of 4140kn/m2

    5 Cooling water requirement Temperature of 250c

    6 Electricity Voltage of 440v at 3-phase 50hz

    7 Crude gas 100% volume(dry basis)8 Saturated scrubbed gas Temperature of 350c

    MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION FOR AN ABSORBER:

    The materials for constructing the absorber are as follows:

    Stainless Steels Alloy Steels Other Plastic Materials Rubber Lined Steel Plastic Coatings

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    There are various types of absorbers depending on whether the components

    to be absorbed are in a solid, liquid, or gaseous state. They are:

    Open spray towers Packed towers Tray towers

    The safety challenge is of two-folds:

    1. Address the known risks (e.g. H2 leak) in a way that is compatible

    with the operation. The conventional methods used by industry (large

    clearance distances, personnel protective equipment) are not easily

    applicable here;

    2. Discover and address all the new risk factors brought in by the new

    elements above and their combination.

    Hydrogen gas forms explosive mixture with air if it is 4-74%

    concentrated and with chlorine if it is 5-95% concentrated. The mixture

    spontaneously explode with spark, heat or sunlight. Pure hydrogen-

    oxygen flame emits ultraviolet light and are nearly invisible to the

    naked eyes. Hydrogen can react spontaneously and violently at room

    temperature with chlorine and fluorine to form the corresponding

    hydrogen halides, hydrogen chlorides and hydrogen fluoride which are

    also potentially dangerous acids.

    ECONOMY

    Hydrogen can be used as potential fuel for motor power (including cars

    and boats), the energy needs of building and portable

    electronics.Hydrogen is an energy carrier (like electricity) not a

    primary energy source (like coal).

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    INTRODUCTION

    Following the new regulation in the last years, defining more stringent

    limits for the emissions to the atmosphere, the necessity to find an

    alternative use for the fuel oil has created a new challenge for the

    refineries. At the same time the need to improve power production has

    pushed energy companies, to enter the electricity market. In this frame

    we have decided to design a new combined-cycle power plant to produce

    20 million standard cubic feet per day of Hydrogen of at least 95 per cent

    purity in which the process employed is the partial oxidation of oil

    feedstock.

    Hydrogen is a naturally occurring gas that is amazingly light it is in fact,

    the lightest gas ever found which has no color, no smell and no taste.

    Hydrogen is one of the most reactive substances in the world which is

    also very flammable. Pure hydrogen gas is very hard to come by, this

    means that hydrogen may need to be produced artificially, from either

    fossil fuels or water.

    The splitting of hydrogen compounds uses a lot of energy, Currently most

    hydrogen is made by passing steam through natural gas, creating a

    compound of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The compound is purified by

    changing the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and then the carbon

    dioxide is dissolved in water. Hydrogen is left behind after this process.

    The partial oxidation of heavy fuel oil feedstock is as an integral building

    block for hydrogen production in the refining scheme whereby a feed

    consisting of Carbon, Hydrogen and Sulphur are fed to a reactor with

    Oxygen and Steam to give products which undergo three major stages to

    obtain hydrogen in a pure form of at least 95% purity. The three major

    stages are:

    CO conversion H2S removal CO2 removal

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    Our objective is therefore to accomplish these tasks using a maximum of

    proven technology to produce a marketable product slate. Apart from the

    partial oxidation method, oxygen can also be prepared in other various

    processes such as, the haber process in fertilizers industries (from

    ammonia), steam reforming (burning natural gas), direct water splitting

    with high energy input, electrolysis and thermolysis under high

    temperature(this is the most expensive processes), coal carbonization,

    reduction of metal oxide,

    In spite of all this various processes of hydrogen production, the partial

    oxidation method is widely used in the industries and refineries because it

    has some advantages over other process which are:

    (1) It is the cheapest method

    (2) It minimizes the rate of environmental pollution such as;

    reducing sulphur, carbon(iv)oxide and nitrogen(iv)oxide

    emissions.

    (3) Low energy input

    USES OF HYDROGEN.

    Production of electricity in power stations Production of paints Fertilizer production Petrochemical industries (hydro-treating processes). Steel production.

    Even with all these processes more research are still on for a more

    efficient, economical and environmental friendly methods for the

    production of hydrogen.

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    LITERATURE REVIEW

    Hydrogen is a major gas which is widely used in almost every sector of

    production in the industry for producing gases, power, and several other

    components for mans utilization. As earlier stated in the introduction,

    there are various method of hydrogen production, but our case study

    which is the partial oxidation of heavy fuel oil is one of the most wide

    spread method of hydrogen production. It involves the conversion of

    steam, oxygen and hydrocarbons to hydrogen and carbon oxides with or

    without catalyst. The catalytic process which was used in this plant

    design included two stages of catalytic conversion at a temperature of

    370C and pressure of 4140KN/m2.

    Generally, it is first necessary to prepare the fuel for feeding to the

    reactor in the presence of preheated oxygen and steam whereby reaction

    takes place and the product (gas) is treated to remove particulates and

    other components that may be detrimental to the downstream processes.

    From a process perspective, partial oxidation of gases and liquids is very

    similar to the gasification of solids. The term gasification is used to refer

    to all the applications of the various unit operations carried out in this

    design process. A wide variety of feed stocks can be considered for

    gasification, ranging from solids to liquids to gaseous streams. Although

    when the feed is a gas or liquid, the operation is frequently referred to as

    partial oxidation (POX). The major requirement for a suitable feedstock is

    that it contains a significant content of carbon and hydrogen.

    Oxygen at 99.5%v purity will be supplied from an air separation unit and

    will be preheated prior to being introduced into the reactor (combustor).

    The heat required to heat the feed streams and the extent of complete

    combustion which occurs is a function of the amount of oxygen co-fed to

    the combustor. Gasification temperature is controlled by the addition of

    water or steam and for slurry feed stocks, the slurry water accomplishes

    this control. For other feed stocks, such as heavy oils as used in this

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    process, steam is injected with the feedstock to control temperature.

    This steam injection may also be used to adjust the composition of the

    product from the combustor (mixture of crude gas and carbon particles.

    The following reaction take place in the oil mixture;

    CnHm + n/2CO2 nCO + m/2H2

    CnHm + H2O nCO + (n+m)/2H2

    CO + H2O CO2 + H2

    The cleaned gas is then sent to the column where the hydrogen content is

    increased and fed to a purification section where it is upgraded to meet

    the end use requirements of hydrogen of at least 95 per cent purity.

    The optimal design of a hydrogen production and purification system is

    based on the following set of criteria:

    hydrogen demand required hydrogen delivery purity and pressure hydrogen recovery efficiency total plant integration opportunities system reliability, availability and maintenance requirements capital and operating costs

    The choice of method employed for hydrogen prodution will depend on

    feedstock availability, the physical characteristics of the feed, the

    temperature and pressure needed to optimize the desired product yields.

    If ultra pure hydrogen is required i.e. hydrogen of at least 95 percent

    purity, either pressure swing adsorption or cryogenic separation will

    probably have to be employed but if hydrogen purity is to be below 95

    percent, membrane separation can be used to purify the gas.

    In the selection of the process units in the cleanup section which

    comprises of the quencher, scrubber, the saturator and desaturator, the

    various absorbers, and measures applied for the final hydrogen

    purification, is dependent on the quality of the raw gas from the reaction

    and the ultimate end-use of the product hydrogen. In this case, filters

    were used for particulate removal of gases such as carbon from the

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    quencher. Also, the sulphides and ammonia can be removed with the use

    of a variety of commercial processes which include both regenerable and

    non-regenerable solid adsorption and liquid absorption processes. The

    carbon dioxide in the gas may be removed or absorbed by utilizing one of

    the commercial liquid absorption processes that employ either a physical

    solvent or a regenerated chemical solvent such as an amine or hot

    potassium carbonate.

    From the various methods of hydrogen production, steam reforming is the

    method that has a close relationship with the partial oxidation of heavy

    fuel oil as it involves the burning of natural gas. Steam reforming or partial

    oxidation is used to maximize hydrogen content of the gas. Steam

    reforming has the advantage of being a well-established process. Its

    disadvantage is it requires steam and a separate heating source to

    provide the heat of reaction. In contrast, partial oxidation is an emerging

    technology and the heat of reaction is generated in the reactor by

    combustion of some of the feed.

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    DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS

    Heavy fuel oil feedstock is delivered into the suction of metering-type ram

    pumps which feed it via-a steam preheater into the combustor of a

    refractory-lined flame reactor. The feedstock must be healed to 200C in

    the preheater to ensure efficient atomization in the combustor. A mixture

    of oxygen and steam is also fed to the combustor, the oxygen being

    preheated in a separate steam preheater to 210C before being mixed with

    the reactant steam. The crude gas, which will contain some carbon

    particles, leaves the reactor at approximately 1300C and passes

    immediately into a special waste-heat boiler where steam at 600 psig

    (4140 kN/m2 gauge) is generated. The crude gas leaves the waste heat

    boiler at 250C and is further cooled to 50C by direct quenching with

    water, , which also serves to remove the carbon as a suspension. The

    analysis of the quenched crude gas is as follows:

    H2 47.6 percent vol (dry basis)

    CO2 8.3 percent vol (dry basis)

    CO 42.1 percent vol (dry basis)

    CH4 0.I percent vol (dry basis)

    H2S 0.5 percent vol (dry basis)

    N2 1.40 percent vol (dry basis)

    100.0 per cent vol (dry basis)

    For the primary flame reaction steam and oxygen arc fed to the reactor at

    the following rales:

    Steam 0.75 kg/kg of heavy fuel oil feedstock Oxygen 1.16 kg/kg of heavy

    fuel oil feedstock. The carbon produced in the flame reaction, and which

    is subsequently removed as carbon suspension in water, amounts to 1.5

    per cent by weight of the fuel oil feedstock charge. Some I-I2S present in

    the crude gas is removed by contact with the quench water. The

    quenched gas passes to an H2S removal stage where it may be assumed

    that H2S is selectively scrubbed down to 15 parts per million with

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    substantially nil removal of CO2. Solution regeneration in this process is

    undertaken using the waste low-pressure steam from another process.

    The scrubbed gas, at 35C and saturated, has then to undergo CO

    conversion, final H2S removal, and CO2 removal to allow it to meet the

    product specification.

    CO conversion is carried out over chromium-promoted iron oxide catalyst

    employing two stages of catalytic conversion; the plant also incorporates

    a saturator and desaturator operating with a hot water circuit.

    Incoming gas is introduced into the saturator (a packed column) where it

    is contacted with hot water pumped from the base of the desaturator; this

    process serves to preheat the gas and to introduce into it some of the

    water vapour required as reactant. The gas then passes to two heat

    exchangers in series. In the first, the unconverted gas is heated, against

    the converted gas from the second stage of catalytic conversion; in the

    second heat exchanger the unconverted gas is further healed against the

    converted gas from the first stage of catalytic conversion. The remaining

    water required as reactant is then introduced into the unconverted gas as

    steam at 000 psig (4140 kN/m2 gauge) saturated and the gas/steam

    mixture passes to the catalyst vessel at a temperature of 3700C. The-

    catalyst vessel is a single shell with a dividing plate separating the two

    catalyst beds which constitute the two stages of conversion.

    The converted gas from each stage passes to the heat exchangers

    previously described and thence to the desaturator, which is a further

    packed column. In this column the converted gas is contacted

    countercurrent with hot water pumped from the saturator base; the

    temperature of the gas is reduced and the deposited water is absorbed in

    the hot-water circuit. An air-cooled heat exchanger then reduces the

    .temperature of the converted gas to 40C for final H2S removal. Final H2S

    removal takes place in four vertical vessels each approximately 60 feet

    (18.3 m) in height and 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter and equipped with five

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    trays of iron oxide absorbent. Each vessel is provided with a locking lid of

    the autoclave type. The total pressure drop across these vessels is 5 psi

    (35 kN/m2). Gas leaving this .section of the plant contains less than 1ppm

    of H2S and passes to the CO2 removal stage at a temperature of 35C. CO2

    removal is accomplished employing high-pressure potassium carbonate

    wash with solution regeneration.

    THE HYSIS PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM:

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    MATERIAL BALANCE

    BASIS: HYDROGEN

    PRODUCT: Hydrogen

    SPECIFICATION: 6.424m3/sec

    CONDITION: Temperature=308k, pressure=172.42*103N/m2

    Hydrogen is quench crude gas

    C0NDITION: Temperature=323k, pressure=206.9*103N/m3

    P1*V1/T1=P2*V2/T2

    P1=206.9*103N/m2

    T1=323K

    P2=172.42*103N/m2

    T2=308K

    V2=6.424m3/sec

    V1=

    V1=P2*V2*T1/(P1*T2)

    =172.42*6.424*323/(206.9*308)

    V1=5.614m3/sec

    COMPONENT OF QUENCH CRUDE GAS

    H2=47.6%v

    CO=42.1%v

    CO2=8.3%v

    CH4-0.1%v

    H2S-0.5%v

    N2-1.4%v

    Let the total volume of quench gas be P, where volume of Hydrogen inquench crude gas is 5.614m3/sec

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    47.6*P/100=5.614

    P=11.794m3/sec

    Component of quench crude gas in volume

    H2=5.614m3/sec

    CO=42.1*11.794/100

    =0.978m3/sec

    Co2 =(8.3/100)*11.794

    = 0.978m3/sec

    CH4=(0.1/100)*11.794

    =0.0118m3/sec

    H2S=(0.5/100)*11.794

    =0.0589m3/sec

    N=(1.4/100)*11.794

    =0.165m3/sec

    NB: N2 feed into the reactor at 483k, pressure-206.9*103N/m2

    Recall from Charles law; V1/T1=V2/T2

    V1=V2*T1/T2

    =483*0.165/323

    =0.247m3/sec

    NB; moles of N2 entering the reactor=moles of N2 leaving the reactor

    From ideal gas law, PV=nRT

    n=PV/RT

    =(206.9*103*0.247)/8.314*483

    =12.73mol/sec

    Converting to mass;

    mass=moles*molar mass

    12.73*(14*2)

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    =0.356Kg/sec

    Since air is 95% of oxygen and 5% nitrogen

    Air supplied= (5/100)*Air=0.356

    Air= (0.3559*100)/5

    Air=7.127kg/sec

    Oxygen supplied=(95/100)*7.127

    =6.7704kg

    1.16kg of oxygen----------------------------------------------------1kg of heavy fuel oil

    6.7704kg----------------------------------------------------------------x

    Therefore; x=1kg of heavy fuel oil*6.7704kg of oxygen/1.6kg of oxygen

    =5.84kg of heavy fuel oil at 483k

    Therefore moles of heavy fuel oil at 483k and 206.9*103N/m

    Also, mass of heavy fuel oil supplied=5.84kg of heavy fuel oil

    Carbon=(85/100)*5.84

    =4.964kg/12kg/kmoles

    =413.667moles

    Hydrogen=(11/100)*5.84

    =0.6424/kg/1kg/kmole

    =642.4mole

    Sulphur=(4/100)*5.84

    =0.2336kg/32kg/kmole

    =7.3moles

    Amount of carbon suspension removed is (1.5/100)*5.84

    =0.0876kg of carbon suspension

    H2S removed of saturated scrubber gas

    H2S at 323k=0.0589m3/sec

    At 308k; from Charles law,

    V1/T1=V2/T2

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    Therefore, 0.0589/323=v2/308

    V2==0.05616m3/sec at 308k

    If 15ppm of H2S removed =0.0562-(15*10-6)*0.056

    =0.0561m3/sec removed

    Amount of H2S left=8.424*10-7m3/sec

    Conversion of CO to CO2

    Therefore CO+1/2O2-------CO2

    CO : CO2

    1 : 1

    4.965M3/S : 4.965M3/S

    Total CO2 formed=4.95+0.978=5.943m3/sec

    Amount of H2 Removed finally at 308k

    =8.424*10-7 m3/sec-

    Product out of the process

    H2 - 6.424 m3/secs

    CH4 -

    H2O - 1 x 10-6 m3/secs

    Nv - at 350C - 308k

    V1T2 = V2T1

    For T1 =323k = SS

    V1 =0.165 1 m3/s

    0.1651 x 307 = V2 x 323

    N2 = 0.1574 m3/s

    CH4 at 350C = 308k

    For T1 = 323k, V1 = 0.0118 m3/s

    V2 = (0.0118 x 308)/323

    CH4 = 0.0113 m3/s

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    ENERGY BALANCE AROUND THE REACTOR:

    Assumptions: Flow rate of air and steam is constant

    Cp of air (T-T1) = Cp of steam (252.31T)

    25.67 (T-210) = 2799.57 (252.31T)

    T = 251.93oC

    Energy balance within and out of the reactor:

    From the reaction;

    2C + O2 = 2CO

    C + O2=CO2

    H2 + S= H2S

    Calculating the various enthalpies from the relations: a + bT + Ct 2= cp

    Cp for carbon = specific heat capacity

    From carbon

    Cp= 11.18 + 1.095*10-2(473)-4.89*10-5(473)-2 =16.359

    2 Cp of carbon =2*16.359

    =32.7187

    Cp of O2 =29.10 +1.158*10-2(200)0.6076*10-5*(200)-2

    =31.416

    Cp of sulphur = 2.68

    Cp of H = 28.84 + 0.00765*10 -2(200) + 0.3288*10-5(200)-2

    =28.85

    Cp of N2=29.44

    NB; heat loss= heat gained around reactor

    Heat losses from the fuel gases, air, and steam are

    CARBON

    m CpT =32.718*(1300-200)*0.6424

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    =23119.7475j/gmole/k

    HYDROGEN

    4.964*(1300-200)*28.85

    =157532.54j/gmolek

    SULPHUR

    0.2336*(1300-200)*2.68

    =688.6528j/gmole.k

    AIR

    Cp of air=28.94+0.4147(210) +0.319*10-2(210)-2

    =116.027

    M Cp air* T =7.127*116.027(1300-210)

    =901347.63j/gmolek

    STEAM

    Cp =4140

    M=7.127(same with air)

    H = mcpT

    =7.127*4140(1300-251.93)

    =30924122.84j/gmolek

    Therefore

    Total energy inlet= total energy outlet

    n=ii=1Hn=2311908475+157532054+688.6528+901347.63+30924122.84

    =32006811.51j/gmolek

    =32006811j/gmole.k

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    CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR THE PROCESS

    There are six (6) stages which describes this partial oxidation process in

    details, they are;

    (1) REACTION OF FEED: The heavy fuel oil fed to the combustorreacts with the input preheated oxygen and steam in which the

    product consisting of crude gas and carbon particles leaves at

    approximately 1300C to a waste heat boiler where steam is

    generated at 4140KN/m2.

    (2) REMOVAL OF CARBON: The product from the waste boiler entersthe quencher which removes the carbon particles as a suspension

    at 50C. Some H2S in the crude was also removed at this stage while

    some more were selectively scrubbed down when the quenched gas

    was passed into the scrubber.

    (3) CONVERSION OF CARBONMONOXIDE: This was carried out overchromium-promoted ironoxide catalyst where the catalytic

    conversion took place in two stages involving the saturator, two

    heat exchangers in series and a desaturator. The converted gas was

    cooled at 40C and transferred to four (4) absorbers.

    (4) REMOVAL OF HYDROGEN SULPHIDE: The absorbers absorbs theH2S in the presence of iron oxide absorbent whereby the gas leaving

    this section contained H2S less than 1ppm at a total pressure drop

    of 35KN/m2 across the four vessels.

    (5)

    REMOVAL OF CARBON(IV)OXIDE: At a temperature of 35C, in the

    presence of a high-pressure potassium carbonate wash with

    solution regeneration, the CO2 is absorbed in the absorber to

    produce hydrogen with impurities.

    (6)PURIFICATION OF HYDROGEN: The gas produced after CO2removal, is sent to this section where the specification is made to

    meet up the end requirement of hydrogen at 95 percent purity.

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    OPERATING CONDITIONS OF THE PROCESS.

    1 Hydrogen purity 95 percent

    2 Heavy fuel oil feed stock

    requirement

    Viscosity of 900s containing

    carbon, hydrogen and sulphur

    Heat capacity of 42.9m/kg

    Specific gravity of 0.9435

    3 Oxygen purity 95 percent at a temperature of

    200c and a pressure of

    4140kn/m2

    4. Steam requirement pressure of 4140kn/m2

    5 Cooling water requirement Temperature of 250c

    6 Electricity Voltage of 440v at 3-phase 50hz

    7 Crude gas 100% volume(dry basis)

    8 Saturated scrubbed gas Temperature of 350c

    MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION FOR AN ABSORBER:

    The materials for constructing the absorber are as follows:

    Stainless Steels Alloy Steels FRP Other Plastic Materials Rubber Lined Steel Plastic Coatings

    There are various types of absorbers depending on whether the

    components to be absorbed are in a solid, liquid, or gaseous state. They

    are:

    Open spray towers Packed towers Tray towers

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    SAFETY MEASURES

    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

    Hydrogen is widely used today as a chemical product in various industries

    (petrochemical, food, electronics, metallurgical processing etc.). So far,

    the only significant energy application has been space programs.

    Hydrogen is however emerging as a major component for a future

    sustainable energy economy where hydrogen and electricity are foreseen

    to be complimentary sustainable energy carriers1 with hydrogen

    especially valid for movable or portable applications.

    Hydrogen offers a unique method of reducing the fossil fuel dependency

    while increasing the usage of renewable energy sources.

    The main driving forces to introduce hydrogen as an energy carrier are

    based on the limited fossil fuel resources in general, and the implicit

    political dependencies creating a widespread and high level political need

    to secure and diversify national energy supplies2. Environmental concerns

    on urban pollution and the greenhouse effect are also important drivers

    concerns over environmental impacts of continued fossil fuel use are

    leading to development of decarbonisation technologies. In the short term,

    it is believed that such technologies will be a source for low-cost

    hydrogen production. Currently about 90 percent of the worlds hydrogen

    production is based on fossil fuels and mainly natural gas4. In the long

    term, the production needs to be based on the renewable energy sources

    in order to reduce the pollution problem in a sustainable way. In the mean

    time hydrogen production might be based on fossil fuels (natural gas

    reforming, coal gasification) with CO2 sequestration and H2 production at

    nuclear installations.

    The safety challenges result not only from the implementation of hydrogen

    technology for use directly by the public in a non-industrial context and for

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    a completely new application. It lies also in the demanding performance

    and cost targets imposed by the applications leading to:

    the excursion to new domains of service conditions the introduction of new physical processes the use of new materials

    The safety challenge is of two-folds:

    1. Address the known risks (e.g. H2 leak) in a way that is compatible with

    the operation. The conventional methods used by industry (large

    clearance distances, personnel protecttive equipment) are not easily

    applicable here;

    2. Discover and address all the new risk factors brought in by the new

    elements above and their combination.

    Hydrogen gas forms explosive mixture with air if it is 4-74% concentrated

    and with chlorine if it is 5-95% concentrated. The mixture spontaneously

    explode with spark, heat or sunlight. Pure hydrogen-oxygen flame emits

    ultraviolet light and are nearly invisible to the naked eyes. Hydrogen can

    react spontaneously and violently at room temperature with chlorine and

    fluorine to form the corresponding hydrogen halides, hydrogen chlorides

    and hydrogen fluoride which are also potentially dangerous acids.

    ECONOMY

    Hydrogen can be used as potential fuel for motor power (including cars

    and boats), the energy needs of building and portable electronics.

    Hydrogen is an energy carrier (like electricity) not a primary energy source

    (like coal). The utility of a hydrogen economy depends on issues of energy

    sourcing, including fossil fuel use, climate change and sustainable energy

    generation.

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    CONCLUSION

    From the process description, energy, material balance and process

    design, the method of producing hydrogen from heavy oil feedstock is an

    efficient and effective one.

    From the energy balance carried out around the reactor mixer system, a

    total energy of 32006.811kJ/gmol0c will be needed to produce 20 x 106

    standard cubic feet of hydrogen per day of 95% purity.

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