Process for obtaining a heating fluid as indirect heat source for carrying out reforming reactions
AssigneeAmmonia Casale S.A.
InventorErmanno Filippi
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Abstract
A process for obtaining a heating fluid as indirect heat source for carrying out endothermic reactions, includes the steps of feeding a flow comprising hydrocarbons and a gas flow comprising oxygen to a combustor wherein such flows are suitably compressed. The hydrocarbons are burned in the presence of the oxygen in the combustor thus obtaining the high temperature fluid comprising carbon dioxide and oxygen.
Claims8
A process for obtaining a heating fluid to be used as an indirect heat source for carrying out reforming reactions, wherein said heating fluid does not comprise products resulting from said reforming reactions, comprising the steps of:
- feeding a flow comprising hydrocarbons and a gas flow comprising oxygen to a combustor, wherein such flows are suitably compressed;
- burning said hydrocarbons in presence of said oxygen in said combustor, thus obtaining a high temperature fluid comprising carbon dioxide and oxygen;
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- feeding a flow comprising water to said high temperature fluid and/or to said combustor.
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