Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Steam reforming process
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Application No.: US16333746Application Date: 2017-08-29
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Publication No.: US11021365B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: Joris Van Willigenburg
- Applicant: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Bergen op Zoom
- Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
- Current Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Bergen op Zoom
- Agency: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
- Priority: EP16189376.3 20160919
- International Application: PCT/IB2017/055180 WO 20170829
- International Announcement: WO2018/051204 WO 20180322
- Main IPC: C01B3/34
- IPC: C01B3/34

Abstract:
Steam reforming system having a steam cracker and a steam reformer. The steam cracker includes a steam cracking unit to steam crack a feed stream to produce a stream comprising hydrogen, methane and C2+ hydrocarbons; a heat exchanger for cooling the steam cracking product stream; a separation unit for separating the cooled steam cracking product stream into a gas stream including hydrogen and methane and a liquid stream including methane and C2+ hydrocarbons, a demethanizer which is fed the liquid stream producing a third stream containing at least 95% methane and a fourth stream comprising C2+ hydrocarbons. The steam reformer includes a feed preheater which is fed the third stream and steam to provide a preheated stream and a steam reforming unit arranged for heating the preheated stream to at least 800° C. to steam reforming the heated stream and obtain a product stream containing hydrogen and CO2.
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