Simulation of Water Gas Shift Reactor An Industrial Case

Douglas Falleiros Barbosa Limai, Fernando Ademar Zanellai, Marcelo Kaminski Lenzi and Papa Matar Ndiaye Refinaria Presidente Getulio Vargas - REPAR / PETROBRAS Universidade Federal do Parana - UFPR [Pg.53]

Recently, refineries finished products hydro treatment became critical due to changes in fuel regulations. These changes are related to the sp ecification of more clean fuels with special focus in sulfur content reduction. In order to achieve these goals more hydro treatment is needed. Hydrogen is the main raw material to hydro treatment imits. [Pg.53]

In refining plants, a hydrogen generation imit usually is necessary to supply the hydrogen demand to all demanding processes. [Pg.53]

The process known as steam reform unit is the most widely adopted technology. In large scale, it has the highest energetic efficiency and the best cost-benefit ratio (Borges, 2009). [Pg.53]

In this process the hydrogen conversion is carried out in two reactors in series. The first one, the steam reform reactor converts steam and a hydrocarbon (naphtha or natural gas) into syngas. In the sequence, a reactor known as water gas shift reactor (WGSR) converts the carbon monoxide present in syngas into carbon dioxide and more hydrogen is generated. [Pg.53]

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