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- the present invention refers to a thermally integrated process and apparatus for the purification and separation of components of a synthesis gas.
- synthesis gas is generally applied to gaseous mixtures which can be used to synthesize other organic compounds.
- it refers to a mixture of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide as main components and methane, water, nitrogen, acid gas (CO 2 ), sulphides (H 2 S, COS), cyanides (HCN), ammonia and heavy hydrocarbons as secondary components.
- Coal (or petcoke or residue) gasification is often used to produce synthesis gas, presents many advantages with regards to operating costs and is developing more and more, especially in countries like China.
- Acid gases, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide contained in the synthesis gas are removed through a purification unit via washing by a solvent.
- the Rectisol® unit (RU) is a well known physical wash process to remove acid gases and sulphides in cold methanol ( ⁇ 20° C.; ⁇ 70° C.).
- the synthesis gas is first cooled against cold products produced by the purification unit itself, methanol being primarily injected into the synthesis gas to prevent the formation of ice.
- the synthesis gas is then sent to the bottom of a washing column where hydrogen sulphide and COS are removed by washing with liquid methanol solvent rich in carbon dioxide, coming from the upper part of the column.
- the carbon dioxide contained in the synthesis gas is absorbed by washing with clean liquid methanol at the top of the column.
- Purified synthesis gas which is free from carbon dioxide and COS and hydrogen sulphide, is withdrawn at the top of the column (absorber).
- the methanol rich in carbon dioxide and sulphur compounds is removed at the bottom of the wash column and regenerated by a series of expansion steps down to a medium pressure, so as to produce a flash gas.
- the methanol rich in carbon dioxide from the upper section is also regenerated by expansion down to a lower pressure to produce a second flash gas.
- the medium and low pressure expansions serve to remove the acid gases from the solvent.
- the solvent is then further regenerated by warm regeneration so as to produce clean methanol.
- the purified gas leaving the top of the absorber is then further purified by adsorption and sent to a cold box where it may be treated by washing with liquid nitrogen, liquid carbon monoxide or liquid methane or by partial condensation.
- Flash gas from the cold box may be produced from a phase separator of a partial condensation step or from an intermediate distillation column.
- One aim of the present invention is to optimize the heat balance (integration of cold) between the purification unit and the cold box.
- a process for the purification and separation of a synthesis gas stream containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in which synthesis gas is purified in a purification unit involving a methanol washing step to remove at least carbon dioxide, the carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas is purified by adsorption to produce a purified synthesis gas stream and the purified gas stream is sent to a cryogenic unit where it is cooled and separated by cryogenic separation in a column system to produce at least one stream enriched in carbon monoxide, at least one said stream enriched in carbon monoxide is divided in two, one part of the stream being removed from a column of the cryogenic separation unit as a first stream, the other part of the stream forming a second stream and being sent to the purification unit wherein it is warmed and the warmed second stream is mixed with the first stream.
- an apparatus for the purification and separation of a synthesis gas stream containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide including a purification unit comprising a methanol washing column and at least one heat exchanger, wherein synthesis gas is purified to remove carbon dioxide, an adsorption unit wherein the carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas from the purification unit is further purified by adsorption to produce a purified synthesis gas stream, a cryogenic separation unit wherein the purified synthesis gas stream from the adsorption unit is cooled and separated by cryogenic separation in a column of a column system to produce at least one stream enriched in carbon monoxide, means for removing said at least one stream enriched in carbon monoxide from a column of the column system, a heat exchange line for warming the stream, means for dividing the stream into a first stream and a second stream, means for removing the first stream from the cryogenic separation unit, means for removing the second stream from the cryogenic separation unit, means for sending the
- FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows the process according to an embodiment of the invention and FIG. 2 shows the detail of a Rectisol® type purification unit to be used in the process according to the invention.
- one or several products from the cold box (CO, H 2 , H 2 +CO mixture, flash gas and/or cold box purges) are heated up to ambient temperature in an exchanger of the purification unit.
- the heated stream or streams is/are mixed with a corresponding stream or streams (having the same composition) at the cold box outlet or in cold box warm exchanger depending on the return temperature.
- Synthesis gas 1 from a synthesis gas generation unit (not shown—gasifier as an example) is cooled in a heat exchanger 3 and sent to a purification unit W which uses a solvent washing step (methanol as an example).
- the synthesis gas is treated in unit W to remove acid gases, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide.
- the purified synthesis gas 7 at ⁇ 65° C. to ⁇ 35° C. is sent to an adsorption unit P, to remove solvent and carbon dioxide traces, forming gas 11 .
- Gas 11 at between ⁇ 35° C. and ⁇ 65° C. is divided into two parts. One part 11 is used to cool the synthesis gas in exchanger 3 .
- the synthesis gas 11 is thereby warmed to a temperature around ambient, i.e.
- a product gas 13 such as carbon monoxide and a further gas 15 which is a flash gas or a purge gas, each gas being removed from a column of the column system.
- the rest of gas 11 from adsorption unit P forms parts 11 A which is warmed up in the purification unit W to form warmed gas 11 A which is mixed with warmed gas 11 from exchanger 3 and is sent at ambient temperature to the cryogenic distillation.
- Gas 13 A is formed by a portion of the product gas 13 of the cryogenic distillation unit but removed from the warm heat exchanger HX at between ⁇ 65° C. to 20° C.
- Gas 13 A is warmed in heat exchanger 3 against the feed synthesis 1
- Gas 13 B is a portion of gas 13 B, warmed in the purification unit and mixed with Gas 13 A; The mixture is sent to the warm heat exchanger HX or downstream of the heat exchanger HX outside the cryogenic unit C.
- a portion 15 A of gas 15 is removed from the warm heat exchanger HX and/or the cold heat exchanger CX at between ⁇ 65° C. to 20° C. and divided in two, part 15 B being warmed in the purification unit W and part 15 A being warmed in exchanger 3 .
- the rest of stream 15 is warmed in heat exchanger HX to form a purge gas.
- the two warmed streams are mixed to form stream 15 A and sent back to stream 15 .
- the mixing point is either within the warm heat exchanger HX via stream 15 C or downstream of the heat exchanger HX outside the cryogenic unit C.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a Rectisol® process for acid gas removal with indication of locations for warming cold gases 11 , 11 A, 13 A, 13 B, 15 A and 15 B (mentioned as gas A in FIG. 3 ).
- the process removes carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, in particular.
- the solvent used is chilled methanol with the advantages of ready availability, high stability and high solubility characteristics for CO 2 , H 2 5 and COS meaning that the solvent circulation rate is relatively small compared to other wash systems. This results in low utility consumption figures (steam, cooling water, electricity . . . ).
- the Rectisol® process is especially suitable for high sour gas concentrations and high pressures.
- the apparatus includes a methanol absorption column K 01 for removing CO 2 and/or H 2 S, a regeneration column K 02 also called MP flash column, a low-pressure flash regeneration column K 03 and a hot regenerator column K 04 .
- the raw synthesis gas 101 is cooled in a series of heat exchangers 103 , 105 , 113 .
- the raw feed gas is cooled against cold synthesis gas A coming from the cryogenic unit C, for example a liquid nitrogen wash unit, and against the purified gas 112 exiting the H 2 S/CO 2 absorption column K 01 .
- the second heat exchanger 105 the raw feed gas is cooled against colder fluid A from the cryogenic unit.
- the condensed water and BTX/naphtha are then separated in a gas separator 107 and sent to battery limits.
- Water is removed from the feed gas in order to avoid water build-up in the methanol loop: if the water content is too high, solubility of methanol drops.
- a water wash column 109 is included to remove NH3.
- the gas 111 is sent to a third cooling step in exchanger 113 .
- the gas 111 is then further cooled against gas A from the cryogenic unit C, against the purified gas 112 exiting the H 2 S/CO 2 absorption column K 01 and against CO 2 product 141 coming from the re-absorber CO 2 product column K 03 . Additionally the gas may be cooled against recycle top gas 127 coming from the MP flash column K 02 .
- the cooled gas 111 is then sent to the H 2 S/CO 2 absorption column K 01 .
- the gas is sent to the bottom pre-wash section of the absorption column K 01 where trace components like NH 3 , and HCN and BTX are absorbed with a small stream of CO 2 -sub-cooled-laden methanol.
- the pre-wash methanol 115 leaves the bottom of the absorption column K 01 and is sent to the hot regenerator column K 04 .
- the synthesis gas is then routed up via a chimney tray into the H 2 S-absorption section of the absorption column K 01 (bottom section) where H 2 S and COS are removed by dissolution in CO 2 -saturated methanol coming from the CO 2 -absorbtion section (top section).
- the methanol solvent is fed to the top of the Absorption section on flow control proportional to the inlet gas flow.
- the CO 2 +H 2 S-laden methanol 116 leaves the main sump of the absorber column K 01 and is routed to the MP-Flash Column K 02 for regeneration.
- the de-sulfurised gas then enters the lower washing part of the CO 2 -absorption section via another chimney tray.
- An additional sulphur-free feed gas stream may also be fed to the column at this point.
- the gas is washed with cold, flash regenerated methanol used as main wash methanol and with cold, hot regenerated methanol used as fine wash methanol. Due to the heat of absorption of the CO 2 , the methanol 117 , 123 is heated up considerably and needs to be cooled on its way down the column. Therefore, in the lower part of the CO 2 -absorbtion section, the gas is scrubbed with CO 2 -laden methanol which is cooled against gas A from the cryogenic unit C in exchangers 119 , 121 . The cold purified gas 112 exiting the absorber K 01 is then routed to the adsorption unit P of FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- the bottom liquid 135 from flash column K 02 is sent to the top of column K 03 following cooling in exchanger 136 against stream A.
- the LP flash column K 03 receives the bottom liquid 135 and 137 from column K 02 and produces a CO 2 rich stream 141 and an off-gas stream, which is sent to the atmosphere.
- hot regenerator K 04 the methanol is finally regenerated by stripping with methanol vapours.
- the overheads being an acid gas with sulphur content suitable to be processed in a Claus sulphur recovery unit.
- the bottoms product, stream 125 is the finewash methanol fed on top of absorber K 01 .
- the stream A is thus used to cool at least one of the following fluids: methanol removed at an intermediate point of the absorption column K 01 , synthesis gas which is to be treated in absorption column K 01 , bottom liquid from the MP flash column K 02 , which then feeds the LP flash column K 03 .
- “Comprising” in a claim is an open transitional term which means the subsequently identified claim elements are a nonexclusive listing (i.e., anything else may be additionally included and remain within the scope of “comprising”). “Comprising” as used herein may be replaced by the more limited transitional terms “consisting essentially of” and “consisting of” unless otherwise indicated herein.
- Providing in a claim is defined to mean furnishing, supplying, making available, or preparing something. The step may be performed by any actor in the absence of express language in the claim to the contrary a range is expressed, it is to be understood that another embodiment is from the one.
- Ranges may be expressed herein as from about one particular value, and/or to about another particular value. When such particular value and/or to the other particular value, along with all combinations within said range.
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Abstract
Process for the purification and separation of a synthesis gas stream containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in which synthesis gas is purified in a purification unit (W) involving a methanol washing step to remove carbon dioxide, the carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas is purified by adsorption (P) to produce a purified synthesis gas stream and the purified gas stream is sent to a cryogenic separation unit (C) where it is cooled and separated by cryogenic separation in a column of a column system, at least one stream (13) enriched in carbon monoxide is removed from a column of the column system, warmed and divided in two, one part of the stream being removed from the cryogenic separation unit as a first stream, the other part of the stream forming a second stream (13B, 15B) and being sent to the purification unit wherein it is warmed and the warmed second stream is mixed with the first stream.
Description
- This application is a §371 of International PCT Application PCT/EP2012/072522, filed Nov. 13, 2012, which claims the benefit of EP11306476.0, filed Nov. 14, 2011, both of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- The present invention refers to a thermally integrated process and apparatus for the purification and separation of components of a synthesis gas.
- The term “synthesis gas” is generally applied to gaseous mixtures which can be used to synthesize other organic compounds. In this particular case, it refers to a mixture of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide as main components and methane, water, nitrogen, acid gas (CO2), sulphides (H2S, COS), cyanides (HCN), ammonia and heavy hydrocarbons as secondary components.
- Coal (or petcoke or residue) gasification is often used to produce synthesis gas, presents many advantages with regards to operating costs and is developing more and more, especially in countries like China.
- Acid gases, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide contained in the synthesis gas are removed through a purification unit via washing by a solvent. As an example, the Rectisol® unit (RU) is a well known physical wash process to remove acid gases and sulphides in cold methanol (−20° C.; −70° C.). In this process the synthesis gas is first cooled against cold products produced by the purification unit itself, methanol being primarily injected into the synthesis gas to prevent the formation of ice. The synthesis gas is then sent to the bottom of a washing column where hydrogen sulphide and COS are removed by washing with liquid methanol solvent rich in carbon dioxide, coming from the upper part of the column. The carbon dioxide contained in the synthesis gas is absorbed by washing with clean liquid methanol at the top of the column. Purified synthesis gas, which is free from carbon dioxide and COS and hydrogen sulphide, is withdrawn at the top of the column (absorber). The methanol rich in carbon dioxide and sulphur compounds is removed at the bottom of the wash column and regenerated by a series of expansion steps down to a medium pressure, so as to produce a flash gas. The methanol rich in carbon dioxide from the upper section is also regenerated by expansion down to a lower pressure to produce a second flash gas. The medium and low pressure expansions serve to remove the acid gases from the solvent. The solvent is then further regenerated by warm regeneration so as to produce clean methanol.
- The purified gas leaving the top of the absorber is then further purified by adsorption and sent to a cold box where it may be treated by washing with liquid nitrogen, liquid carbon monoxide or liquid methane or by partial condensation.
- Flash gas from the cold box may be produced from a phase separator of a partial condensation step or from an intermediate distillation column.
- “Low Temperature Technology in Coal Refining” by W. H. Scholz, Chemical Economy and Engineering Review, Vol 14, January 1982 suggests that an ammonia synthesis gas could be warmed in a Rectisol® plant.
- One aim of the present invention is to optimize the heat balance (integration of cold) between the purification unit and the cold box.
- According on an object of the invention, there is provided a process for the purification and separation of a synthesis gas stream containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in which synthesis gas is purified in a purification unit involving a methanol washing step to remove at least carbon dioxide, the carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas is purified by adsorption to produce a purified synthesis gas stream and the purified gas stream is sent to a cryogenic unit where it is cooled and separated by cryogenic separation in a column system to produce at least one stream enriched in carbon monoxide, at least one said stream enriched in carbon monoxide is divided in two, one part of the stream being removed from a column of the cryogenic separation unit as a first stream, the other part of the stream forming a second stream and being sent to the purification unit wherein it is warmed and the warmed second stream is mixed with the first stream.
- Optionally:
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- the second stream is removed from the cryogenic separation unit at a temperature below 20° C.
- the second stream is removed from the cryogenic separation unit at a temperature above −65° C.
- the second stream is warmed in the purification unit to a temperature between −40° C. and 40° C. and then mixed with the first stream within the cryogenic separation unit.
- the second stream is warmed against the synthesis gas upstream of the methanol wash column scrubber and/or against an intermediate liquid side-stream or bottom liquid stream from the methanol wash column and/or against carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas from the methanol wash column and/or against a stream removed from a flash column of the purification unit.
- According to a further object of the invention, there is provided an apparatus for the purification and separation of a synthesis gas stream containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide including a purification unit comprising a methanol washing column and at least one heat exchanger, wherein synthesis gas is purified to remove carbon dioxide, an adsorption unit wherein the carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas from the purification unit is further purified by adsorption to produce a purified synthesis gas stream, a cryogenic separation unit wherein the purified synthesis gas stream from the adsorption unit is cooled and separated by cryogenic separation in a column of a column system to produce at least one stream enriched in carbon monoxide, means for removing said at least one stream enriched in carbon monoxide from a column of the column system, a heat exchange line for warming the stream, means for dividing the stream into a first stream and a second stream, means for removing the first stream from the cryogenic separation unit, means for removing the second stream from the cryogenic separation unit, means for sending the second stream to the heat exchanger of the purification unit and means for removing the warmed second stream from the heat exchanger and mixing it with the first stream.
- Optionally:
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- the means for removing the second stream from the cryogenic separation unit are connected to the cryogenic separation unit in such a way that the second stream is sent to the heat exchanger of the purification unit at a temperature between −65° C. and 20° C.
- the apparatus comprises means for sending to the heat exchanger synthesis gas upstream of the methanol wash column of the purification unit and/or an intermediate liquid side-stream and/or the bottom liquid stream from the methanol wash column and/or carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas from the methanol wash column.
- the purification unit includes a flash column and means for sending liquid from the methanol wash column to the flash column and means for sending a stream removed from the flash column to the heat exchanger of the purification unit.
- These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, claims, and accompanying drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the drawings illustrate only several embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention's scope as it can admit to other equally effective embodiments.
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FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the invention. - The invention will be described in greater detail with reference to the attached figures.
FIG. 1 shows the process according to an embodiment of the invention andFIG. 2 shows the detail of a Rectisol® type purification unit to be used in the process according to the invention. - In
FIG. 1 , one or several products from the cold box (CO, H2, H2+CO mixture, flash gas and/or cold box purges) are heated up to ambient temperature in an exchanger of the purification unit. The heated stream or streams is/are mixed with a corresponding stream or streams (having the same composition) at the cold box outlet or in cold box warm exchanger depending on the return temperature. -
Synthesis gas 1 from a synthesis gas generation unit (not shown—gasifier as an example) is cooled in aheat exchanger 3 and sent to a purification unit W which uses a solvent washing step (methanol as an example). The synthesis gas is treated in unit W to remove acid gases, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. The purifiedsynthesis gas 7 at −65° C. to −35° C. is sent to an adsorption unit P, to remove solvent and carbon dioxide traces, forminggas 11.Gas 11 at between −35° C. and −65° C. is divided into two parts. Onepart 11 is used to cool the synthesis gas inexchanger 3. Thesynthesis gas 11 is thereby warmed to a temperature around ambient, i.e. between 0° C. and 45° C. and is then sent to the cryogenic distillation unit C where it is cooled down from the ambient temperature in warm heat exchanger HX and cold heat exchanger CX before being separated by cryogenic distillation in a column system to form aproduct gas 13, such as carbon monoxide and afurther gas 15 which is a flash gas or a purge gas, each gas being removed from a column of the column system. - The rest of
gas 11 from adsorption unit P formsparts 11A which is warmed up in the purification unit W to form warmedgas 11A which is mixed with warmedgas 11 fromexchanger 3 and is sent at ambient temperature to the cryogenic distillation.Gas 13A is formed by a portion of theproduct gas 13 of the cryogenic distillation unit but removed from the warm heat exchanger HX at between −65° C. to 20°C. Gas 13A is warmed inheat exchanger 3 against thefeed synthesis 1Gas 13B is a portion ofgas 13B, warmed in the purification unit and mixed withGas 13A; The mixture is sent to the warm heat exchanger HX or downstream of the heat exchanger HX outside the cryogenic unit C. - Similarly a
portion 15A ofgas 15 is removed from the warm heat exchanger HX and/or the cold heat exchanger CX at between −65° C. to 20° C. and divided in two,part 15B being warmed in the purification unit W andpart 15A being warmed inexchanger 3. The rest ofstream 15 is warmed in heat exchanger HX to form a purge gas. The two warmed streams are mixed to formstream 15A and sent back tostream 15. The mixing point is either within the warm heat exchanger HX viastream 15C or downstream of the heat exchanger HX outside the cryogenic unit C. -
FIG. 2 illustrates a Rectisol® process for acid gas removal with indication of locations for warmingcold gases FIG. 3 ). The process removes carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, in particular. The solvent used is chilled methanol with the advantages of ready availability, high stability and high solubility characteristics for CO2, H2 5 and COS meaning that the solvent circulation rate is relatively small compared to other wash systems. This results in low utility consumption figures (steam, cooling water, electricity . . . ). The Rectisol® process is especially suitable for high sour gas concentrations and high pressures. The apparatus includes a methanol absorption column K01 for removing CO2 and/or H2S, a regeneration column K02 also called MP flash column, a low-pressure flash regeneration column K03 and a hot regenerator column K04. - The raw synthesis gas 101 is cooled in a series of
heat exchangers first heat exchanger 103, the raw feed gas is cooled against cold synthesis gas A coming from the cryogenic unit C, for example a liquid nitrogen wash unit, and against the purifiedgas 112 exiting the H2S/CO2 absorption column K01. In thesecond heat exchanger 105, the raw feed gas is cooled against colder fluid A from the cryogenic unit. The condensed water and BTX/naphtha are then separated in agas separator 107 and sent to battery limits. Water is removed from the feed gas in order to avoid water build-up in the methanol loop: if the water content is too high, solubility of methanol drops. A water wash column 109 is included to remove NH3. Thegas 111 is sent to a third cooling step in exchanger 113. In the exchanger 113, thegas 111 is then further cooled against gas A from the cryogenic unit C, against the purifiedgas 112 exiting the H2S/CO2 absorption column K01 and against CO2 product 141 coming from the re-absorber CO2 product column K03. Additionally the gas may be cooled against recycletop gas 127 coming from the MP flash column K02. The cooledgas 111 is then sent to the H2S/CO2 absorption column K01. - The gas is sent to the bottom pre-wash section of the absorption column K01 where trace components like NH3, and HCN and BTX are absorbed with a small stream of CO2-sub-cooled-laden methanol. The
pre-wash methanol 115 leaves the bottom of the absorption column K01 and is sent to the hot regenerator column K04. - The synthesis gas is then routed up via a chimney tray into the H2S-absorption section of the absorption column K01 (bottom section) where H2S and COS are removed by dissolution in CO2-saturated methanol coming from the CO2-absorbtion section (top section). The methanol solvent is fed to the top of the Absorption section on flow control proportional to the inlet gas flow. The CO2+H2S-
laden methanol 116 leaves the main sump of the absorber column K01 and is routed to the MP-Flash Column K02 for regeneration. The de-sulfurised gas then enters the lower washing part of the CO2-absorption section via another chimney tray. An additional sulphur-free feed gas stream may also be fed to the column at this point. - In the CO2-absorption section, the gas is washed with cold, flash regenerated methanol used as main wash methanol and with cold, hot regenerated methanol used as fine wash methanol. Due to the heat of absorption of the CO2, the methanol 117, 123 is heated up considerably and needs to be cooled on its way down the column. Therefore, in the lower part of the CO2-absorbtion section, the gas is scrubbed with CO2-laden methanol which is cooled against gas A from the cryogenic unit C in
exchangers 119, 121. The coldpurified gas 112 exiting the absorber K01 is then routed to the adsorption unit P ofFIGS. 1 and 2 . - The
bottom liquid 135 from flash column K02 is sent to the top of column K03 following cooling inexchanger 136 against stream A. - The LP flash column K03 receives the
bottom liquid rich stream 141 and an off-gas stream, which is sent to the atmosphere. In hot regenerator K04 the methanol is finally regenerated by stripping with methanol vapours. The overheads being an acid gas with sulphur content suitable to be processed in a Claus sulphur recovery unit. The bottoms product,stream 125, is the finewash methanol fed on top of absorber K01. - The stream A is thus used to cool at least one of the following fluids: methanol removed at an intermediate point of the absorption column K01, synthesis gas which is to be treated in absorption column K01, bottom liquid from the MP flash column K02, which then feeds the LP flash column K03.
- Among the advantages of the invention are:
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- reduction of the adsorbent volume, of the drying bottle size, of the bed regeneration flowrate and of the regeneration heater steam consumption, as impurity adsorption is improved at low temperature;
- reduction of the cold box warm exchanger size;
- optimization of the purification unit heat balance, the unit operating at a lower temperature, thanks to the additional refrigeration available at the cold box outlet; and
- optimization of the overall purification unit efficiency and cold box energy consumption (power consumption of frigorific cycle compressor).
- While the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations as fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims. The present invention may suitably comprise, consist or consist essentially of the elements disclosed and may be practiced in the absence of an element not disclosed. Furthermore, if there is language referring to order, such as first and second, it should be understood in an exemplary sense and not in a limiting sense. For example, it can be recognized by those skilled in the art that certain steps can be combined into a single step.
- The singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” include plural referents, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
- “Comprising” in a claim is an open transitional term which means the subsequently identified claim elements are a nonexclusive listing (i.e., anything else may be additionally included and remain within the scope of “comprising”). “Comprising” as used herein may be replaced by the more limited transitional terms “consisting essentially of” and “consisting of” unless otherwise indicated herein.
- “Providing” in a claim is defined to mean furnishing, supplying, making available, or preparing something. The step may be performed by any actor in the absence of express language in the claim to the contrary a range is expressed, it is to be understood that another embodiment is from the one.
- Optional or optionally means that the subsequently described event or circumstances may or may not occur. The description includes instances where the event or circumstance occurs and instances where it does not occur.
- Ranges may be expressed herein as from about one particular value, and/or to about another particular value. When such particular value and/or to the other particular value, along with all combinations within said range.
- All references identified herein are each hereby incorporated by reference into this application in their entireties, as well as for the specific information for which each is cited.
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1-15. (canceled)
16. A process for the purification and separation of a synthesis gas stream containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, the method comprising the steps of:
purifying the synthesis gas in a purification unit using a methanol washing step to remove carbon dioxide to form a carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas;
purifying the carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas by adsorption to produce a purified synthesis gas stream;
sending the purified synthesis gas stream to a cryogenic unit where the purified synthesis gas stream is cooled and separated by cryogenic separation in the cryogenic separation unit to produce an enriched carbon monoxide stream; and
dividing the enriched carbon monoxide stream into a first part and a second part, wherein the first part is removed from the cryogenic separation unit to form a first stream, wherein the second part is sent to the purification unit wherein the second part is warmed and then mixed with the first stream.
17. A process according to claim 16 , wherein the second part of the enriched carbon monoxide stream is removed from the cryogenic separation unit at a temperature below 20° C.
18. A process according to claim 17 , wherein the second part of the enriched carbon monoxide stream is removed from the cryogenic separation unit at a temperature above −65° C.
19. A process according to claim 16 , wherein the second part of the enriched carbon monoxide stream is warmed in the purification unit to a temperature between −40° C. and 40° C. and then mixed with the first stream within the cryogenic separation unit.
20. A process according to claim 16 , wherein the second part of the enriched carbon monoxide stream is warmed against the synthesis gas upstream of the methanol wash column.
21. A process according to claim 16 , wherein the second part of the enriched carbon monoxide stream is warmed against an intermediate liquid side-stream or bottom liquid stream from the methanol wash column.
22. A process according to claim 16 , wherein the second part of the enriched carbon monoxide stream is warmed against carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas from the methanol wash column.
23. A process according to claim 16 , wherein the second part of the enriched carbon monoxide stream is warmed against a stream removed from a flash column of the purification unit.
24. An apparatus for the purification and separation of a synthesis gas stream containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, the apparatus comprising:
a purification unit comprising a methanol washing column and a heat exchanger, the purification unit configured to purify the synthesis gas to remove carbon dioxide;
an adsorption unit in fluid communication with the purification unit and configured to receive the synthesis gas from the purification unit and provide further purification to produce a purified synthesis gas stream;
a cryogenic separation unit in fluid communication with the adsorption unit and configured to receive the purified synthesis gas stream from the adsorption unit and cool and separate the purified synthesis gas stream to form an enriched carbon monoxide stream and a hydrogen enriched stream, the cryogenic separation unit comprising a column system and a heat exchange line; the heat exchange line configured to warm the enriched carbon monoxide stream and the hydrogen enriched stream;
means for dividing the enriched carbon monoxide stream into a first stream and a second stream, wherein the heat exchanger of the purification unit is configured to receive the second stream from the cryogenic separation unit; and
means for removing the second stream from the heat exchanger and mixing the second stream with the first stream.
25. The apparatus according to claim 24 , wherein the apparatus is configured such that the heat exchanger of the purification unit receives the second stream at a temperature between −65° C. and 20° C.
26. The apparatus according to claim 24 , comprising a means for sending to the heat exchanger synthesis gas upstream of the methanol wash column of the purification unit.
27. The apparatus according to claim 24 , comprising a means for sending to the heat exchanger of the purification unit an intermediate liquid side-stream from the methanol wash column.
28. The apparatus according to claim 24 , comprising a means for sending to the heat exchanger of the purification unit a bottom liquid stream from the methanol wash column.
29. The apparatus according to claim 24 , comprising a means for sending to the heat exchanger of the purification unit carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas from the methanol wash column.
30. The apparatus according to claim 24 , wherein the purification unit includes a flash column and means for sending liquid from the methanol wash column to the flash column and means for sending a stream removed from the flash column to the heat exchanger of the purification unit.
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