A method for generating syngas for use in hydroformylation plants
AssigneeHaldor TopsøE A/S
InventorsNiels Christian SCHJØDT, Berit HINNEMANN, Rainer KÜNGAS, Bengt Peter Gustav BLENNOW
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Abstract
A method for the generation of syngas for use in hydroformylation plants comprises the steps of evaporating water to steam, mixing the steam with carbon dioxide in any desired molar ratio and feeding the resulting gas to a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) or an SOEC stack at around 700° C. while supplying an electrical current to the cell or cell stack to convert the feed gas to syngas. An advantage is that the syngas can be generated on the site where it is intended to be used.
Claims8
A method for the generation of syngas for use in hydroformylation plants, comprising the steps of:
- evaporating water to steam,
- mixing the steam with carbon dioxide in the desired molar ratio, and
- feeding the resulting gas to a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) or an SOEC stack at a sufficient temperature for the cell or cell stack to operate while supplying an electrical current to the cell or cell stack to effect the conversion of the feed gas to syngas, either fully or in part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.