Syngas H2 CO Ratio Adjustment

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Syngas H2:CO Ratio Adjustment;

CO Recovery
Gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel production
(Fisher Tropsch)
Hydro-cracker purge gas
FCC overhead gas
Typical Applications
Syn gas (H
2
+ CO + others) is used to produce a variety of products. Each product requires a specific
ratio of H
2
to CO in the process feed gas to optimize production yields. Feed streams too rich in H
2
can
be adjusted by using membranes to selectively strip out the excess H
2
. The H
2
:CO ratio can be
optimized effectively using GENERON

membrane systems.

Generon

can further boost the yields through system designs and blending schemes that take full
advantage of GENERON

membranes high selectively for H


2
. The vented off-gas of H
2
can be at
purities over 96%. Control of the process is very simple with arrays of membrane modules controlled
with a single flow control valve. There are no moving parts to maintain and the flow is continuous and
easily adjusted.
Depending on the feed composition one can purify
CO with GENERON

membrane to over 95% with


greater than 90% CO yields. If higher purities are
required and/or if nitrogen is present in the CO rich
feed gas, Generons PSA (pressure swing
adsorption) can be used to achieve purities up to
99.99%:
Skid mounted process
units are easy to
connect and
commission
Built to your
specifications and for
your convenience
Remote control
operation
Operation flexibility
with automated
part-load
Engineering support
from concept to
completion
The GENERON

Advantage
H2:CO-ratio adjustment in syn gas
Biomass-to-Liquid (BTL) biofuels
production
CO purification
Pioneering Gas Solutions from Concept to Completion
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H2:CO Ratio Adjustment, CO Recovery
GENERON

Membrane Technology
When you require ultra-pure CO, i.e. 99.9% to 99.99+%, we propose using
Generons HYDROSWING

PSA (pressure swing adsorption) technology.


In a typical GENERON

membrane system for H


2
:CO
ratio adjustment the feed gas is filtered to remove
particles and condensate and is then heated to an
optimum operation temperature and ready to enter
the GENERON

membrane modules. Hydrogen gas


permeates preferred through the membrane walls
creating a hydrogen rich permeate stream. CO
2
and
H
2
O as well as H
2
S are enriched in the permeate
stream as well, i.e. may be adjusted lower by this
same process. The hydrogen-reduced CO richer
product gas remains at pressure in the non-permeate
Feed gas pressures up to 2000 psi (138 bar)
90% to 99% CO + H2 recovery
Lower maintenance cost (no switching valves)
compared to H2-PSA
CO+H2 purities to 95%
Flow rates of 0.01 to 500 MMscfd
Better economics than H2-PSA (lower price +
faster deliveries, commissioning and start-up)
The GENERON

Membrane System Performance:


In addition to membrane skids, Generon IGS also provides
compressors and blowers

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