Reforming process reactor configuration

The reforming process model is designed to predict the performance of many reactor configurations. The model can be run in four modes, combining adiabatic or isothermal reactors with recycle or single-pass (no recycle)... 

Jprgensen [71] simulated a sorption enhanced steam reforming process em-plo3dng an extended PGT model derived by Lindborg [91] and Lindborg et al [92]. The reactor configuration used operating the novel chemical process is defined in table 10.6. 

Over 30 man-years of effort were involved in developing the model, which is named KINPTR, an acronym for kinetic platinum reforming model. Since its development, KINPTR has had a major impact in Mobil s worldwide operations. It can be accessed by personnel at each of Mobil s locations throughout the world. Input requirements are simple and convenient making it very user friendly. Only feed characteristics, product quality targets, process configuration information, and process conditions are required for input. Output is informative and detailed. Overall and detailed yields, feed and product properties, and reactor performance data are given in the output. 

The configuration of a 7000 MTPD DME plant is based on the combination of methanol synthesis and methanol dehydration. Attractive features of this process include lesser total investment cost and lesser oxygen consumption when compared with the methanol/DME coproduction route or direct DME synthesis route. Also, carbon dioxide is not produced in the DME synthesis step of this process. As shown in Fig. 6, this process utilizes a steam reformer, TEC s TAF-X reactor, oxygen reformer, TEC s MRF-Z methanol reactor, and TEC s DME reactor. 

A novel fuel processor is configured at NETL to integrate the fuel cell system for process optimization and system control. In the proposed system, startup occurs by firing an internal combustor in the dual reactor reformer, which provides heat to the ATR reformer via conduction as well as supplying heat to the fuel cell cathode via direct exhaust from the combustor. 

The Secunda process scheme was conceived to maximize gasoline production - therefore, it includes hydroprocessing and catalytic reformers similar to those used in petroleum refineries. Due to the scale of operation, it includes facilities for the recovered of ethylene, alcohols, ketones, phenols, ammonia and other chemical products. Its twin plant at the same location, Sasol 3, has a very similar configuration. At present all the original Synthol reactors have been replaced by the more efficient Sasol Advanced Synthol (SAS) reactors, with capacities of up to 20 000 bpd per train. 

In configuration 1, the reformer and membrane module (RMM) where hydrogen selective membrane is assembled in separation modules applied downstream to reaction units so that the process scheme is composed by a series of reaction-separation units (staged membrane reactor architecture)... 

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