Thermodynamic framework for syngas processes

A syngas process can be divided into the following basic elements  

Simulation of S5mgas processes are performed using flow sheeting [82], where the individual unit operations are connected by streams and the heat and mass balances for the entire process are solved sequentially. Well-proven commercial tools and solution methods for many processes are available as described in [82], but to design catal c processes both simplified and rigorous reactor models are key items and for this purpose a dedicated tool such as the one described in [116] can be used. 

Rigorous reactor models are the subject of Chapter 3, but process simulation relies on thermodynamic properties, and this will be described below. 

This implies that design and simulation of syngas processes require thermodynamic properties with an accuracy corresponding to what is used in an electric power plant. 

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