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メタンガス生成装置の操業方法、高炉の操業方法、メタンガスの製造方法、溶銑の製造方法およびメタンガス生成装置 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a method for operating a methane gas generator, a method for operating a blast furnace, a method for producing methane gas, a method for producing hot metal, and a methane gas generator. Regarding.
- blowing gas In a general blast furnace, hot air (air heated to about 1200° C.) is blown into the blast furnace from tuyeres as blowing gas. As a result, oxygen in the hot air reacts with coke and pulverized coal as reducing agents to generate carbon monoxide (CO) gas and hydrogen (H 2 ) gas. The iron ore charged into the blast furnace is reduced by these carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas. In addition, carbon dioxide is generated in the iron ore reduction reaction. Blowing gas is gas blown into the blast furnace from the tuyeres. The blast gas also serves to gasify pulverized coal and coke in the blast furnace.
- CO carbon monoxide
- H 2 hydrogen
- Blowing gas is gas blown into the blast furnace from the tuyeres.
- the blast gas also serves to gasify pulverized coal and coke in the blast furnace.
- methane is synthesized using carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide contained in by-product gases emitted from blast furnaces, etc., and hydrogen as raw materials, and is used as a reducing agent for blast furnaces. Methods for recycling have been proposed.
- a blast furnace operating method characterized by having a step (D) of blowing the gas that has passed through (C) into the blast furnace is disclosed.
- Patent Document 2 describes "A method of operating a blast furnace, which comprises a step of generating recycled methane gas from by-product gas discharged from the blast furnace, and blowing gas and a reducing agent into the blast furnace from the tuyeres of the blast furnace. and a blowing step, wherein oxygen gas is used as the blowing gas, and the regenerated methane gas is used as at least part of the reducing agent.
- methane can be synthesized from CO/CO 2 gas and hydrogen gas in the blast furnace gas and used as a reducing agent, so these are effective methods for reducing CO 2 .
- a catalyst such as nickel to speed up the reaction, but the catalyst deteriorates when exposed to high temperatures and reacts. Efficiency goes down.
- the methane synthesis reaction from CO/CO 2 gas and hydrogen gas is a highly exothermic reaction, so the synthesis reaction is carried out while controlling the temperature using a powerful cooling mechanism such as a shell and tube.
- blast furnaces only have a timing for regular maintenance once every one to three months, and other than that, they operate continuously day and night. is difficult.
- the present invention provides a method of operating a methane gas generator that enables control of the deterioration rate of the catalyst by appropriately adjusting the operating conditions of the blast furnace and the methane gas generator, and
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method of operating a blast furnace.
- the inventors have developed a novel method of operating a methane gas generator and a method of operating a blast furnace as described below. reached.
- the raw material gas further contains hydrogen gas, and based on the comparison, adjusting the flow ratio of the hydrogen gas introduced into the methane gas synthesis reactor in the step of generating the methane gas, from [1] to [ 3]
- a methane gas generator for generating methane gas from raw material gas including blast furnace gas, a methane gas synthesis reactor that generates methane gas from the raw material gas; a methane concentration measuring device for obtaining the methane concentration in the generated methane gas; a control device that adjusts the conditions for generating the methane gas based on a comparison between the methane concentration and a predetermined methane concentration target value;
- a methane gas generator comprising:
- the present invention it is possible to provide a method of operating a methane gas generator and a method of operating a blast furnace that make it possible to control the deterioration rate of the catalyst by appropriately adjusting the operating conditions of the blast furnace and the methane gas generator. can be done.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment such as a methane gas generator used in a method for operating a methane gas generator according to an embodiment of the present invention
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment such as a methane gas generator used in a method for operating a methane gas generator according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment such as a methane gas generator used in a method for operating a methane gas generator according to an embodiment of the present invention; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment such as a methane gas generator used in a method for operating a methane gas generator according to an embodiment of the present invention; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment such as a methane gas generator used in a method for operating a methane gas generator according to an embodiment of the present invention
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment such as a methane gas generator used in a method for operating a methane gas generator according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment such as a methane gas generator used in a method for operating a methane gas generator according to an embodiment of the present invention
- the operating method of this methane gas generator includes the steps of generating methane gas from raw material gas including blast furnace gas discharged from the blast furnace, the steps of determining the methane concentration in the methane gas, the methane concentration and a predetermined methane concentration target value. and adjusting the conditions for producing methane gas based on the comparison.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor can be adjusted to control the deterioration rate of the catalyst due to the reaction heat of the methane synthesis reaction. As a result, it becomes possible to meet the catalyst life required by the operation schedule of the blast furnace.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a blast furnace and ancillary equipment such as a methane gas generator to which the blast furnace operating method and the methane gas generator operating method according to the present embodiment can be applied.
- ancillary equipment such as a methane gas generator to which the blast furnace operating method and the methane gas generator operating method according to the present embodiment can be applied.
- 1 is a blast furnace
- 2 is a tuyere
- 3 is a methane gas generator
- 4 is a gas injection device
- 7 is a burner.
- the blast furnace referred to here includes a shaft-type reducing furnace and the like.
- raw materials such as sintered ore, lump ore, pellets (hereinafter also referred to as “ore raw materials”), coke, etc. are introduced from the throat of the blast furnace 1 into the furnace. charged (not shown).
- these ore raw materials and coke are also referred to as “blast furnace raw materials”.
- a blowing gas and a reducing agent are blown into the blast furnace 1 from tuyeres 2 installed in the lower part of the blast furnace.
- the reducing agent injected into the blast furnace 1 from the tuyere 2 is also called the injected reducing agent to distinguish it from coke.
- the raw ore charged into the blast furnace 1 is reduced and melted by carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas generated by the reaction between the blowing gas and the reducing agent, and hot metal is produced. Carbon dioxide is generated in the reduction reaction of this ore raw material. This carbon dioxide is discharged from the throat of the blast furnace 1 as a by-product gas together with carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and the like that have not reacted with the ore raw material.
- blast furnace gas By-product gas (hereinafter also referred to as "blast furnace gas") discharged from the throat of the blast furnace 1 is expanded and cooled when the pressure returns to normal pressure, whereby water vapor is condensed and condensed water is produced.
- the equipment incidental to the blast furnace may have a dehydrator for dehydrating the condensed water.
- a raw material gas containing at least part of the blast furnace gas is introduced into the methane gas generator 3 .
- carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide contained in the blast furnace gas are reacted with hydrogen to generate methane (CH 4 ) gas.
- methane gas obtained by reacting blast furnace gas is also referred to as regenerated methane gas.
- the hydrogen used to generate the regenerated methane gas may be supplied from inside or outside the steelworks. When producing hydrogen gas in a steelworks, it is preferable to produce it by a production method that generates as little carbon dioxide as possible. Such a production method includes, for example, electrolysis of water.
- the equipment incidental to the blast furnace may have a dehydrator for dehydrating the condensed water.
- the gas injection device 4 is connected with the methane gas generator 3 .
- the gas blowing device 4 has a methane gas supply unit for introducing recycled methane gas as a blowing reducing material into the tuyeres 2 and a blowing gas supply unit for introducing blowing gas into the tuyeres 2 of the blast furnace 1 .
- the other blown reducing materials may also be introduced into the methane gas supply unit.
- a separate reducing agent supply unit for circulating pulverized coal or waste plastics may be provided in addition to the methane gas supply unit.
- the external methane gas supply line may be connected to the methane gas supply portion of the gas blowing device 4, or the external methane gas supply line may be connected to the other reducing agent supply portion described above.
- external methane gas includes, for example, methane gas derived from fossil fuels.
- Recycled methane gas may be generated from part of the blast furnace gas, and the surplus blast furnace gas may be supplied to the steelworks. Furthermore, when there is a surplus in the regenerated methane gas, the surplus may be supplied into the steelworks.
- the amount of oxygen gas and reducing agent to be blown and other operating conditions are not particularly limited, and may be appropriately determined according to the capacity of the blast furnace and the like.
- part of the blast furnace gas is partially burned by the burner 7 to a temperature of about 800° C. to 1000° C., and then preheated gas is blown into the blast furnace shaft. is preferred.
- the methane gas generator 3 has a methane gas synthesis reactor 11 and a methane concentration measuring device 13 .
- the methane gas generator 3 may further have a flow ratio adjuster 12 as shown in FIG.
- the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 generates regenerated methane gas from raw material gas including blast furnace gas.
- the flow ratio adjuster 12 is an example of a control device that adjusts the conditions for generating methane gas, and adjusts the flow ratio of raw material gas such as blast furnace gas introduced into the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 .
- the methane concentration measuring device 13 obtains the methane concentration in the generated methane gas.
- the methane gas generator 3 has a blast furnace gas intake section and a hydrogen gas intake section. When adding ammonia to generate hydrogen from the ammonia, the methane gas generator 3 does not need to have the hydrogen gas intake section.
- the carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide contained in the blast furnace gas are reacted with the hydrogen contained in the hydrogen gas to generate regenerated methane gas.
- a catalyst such as Ni is used in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 in order to increase the reaction rate, but these catalysts have the problem of degrading phenomena such as sintering at high temperatures, resulting in a decrease in the reaction rate. Since the methane synthesis reaction is accompanied by a large amount of heat generation, it is extremely important to properly cool the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 in the methane synthesis.
- a shell-and-tube heat exchanger or the like is used as a method for cooling the methane gas synthesis reactor 11.
- the methane concentration in the generated methane gas is obtained, and the methane gas generation conditions are determined based on the comparison between the methane concentration and a predetermined methane concentration target value. to adjust.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 can be adjusted, and the deterioration rate of the catalyst due to the reaction heat of the methane synthesis reaction can be controlled. As a result, it becomes possible to meet the catalyst life required by the operation schedule of the blast furnace.
- the methane gas generation conditions to be adjusted include the flow rate ratio of blast furnace gas introduced into the process of generating methane gas, the flow rate ratio of hydrogen gas introduced into the process of generating methane gas, the reaction rate of the methane synthesis reaction, and the inequality in the raw material gas. Examples include the concentration of the active gas, the amount of ammonia added to the source gas, and the like. These production conditions can be adjusted singly or in combination.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 is adjusted to a predetermined methane concentration based on a comparison between the methane concentration in the methane gas and a predetermined methane concentration target value.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 is adjusted to a predetermined concentration based on a comparison between the methane concentration in the methane gas and a predetermined methane concentration target value.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 is increased so that high-concentration methane can be injected into the blast furnace.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 is lowered and instead the concentration of unreacted gas and inert gas is reduced. is increased to moderate the temperature rise of the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 .
- the life of the catalyst can be extended to a timing suitable for operation requirements such as repair timing of the blast furnace.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 is the predetermined methane concentration and the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 based on the comparison between the methane concentration in the methane gas and a predetermined methane concentration target value. is preferably within ⁇ 10% of the predetermined methane concentration, more preferably within ⁇ 5%.
- a specific method for adjusting the methane concentration in the methane gas is not particularly limited.
- the flow rate ratio adjuster 12 adjusts the flow rate ratio of the blast furnace gas introduced into the methane gas generator 3 in the step of generating methane gas based on the comparison between the methane concentration and a predetermined target value of the methane concentration. to adjust the methane concentration in the methane gas.
- the flow rate ratio of blast furnace gas and hydrogen that can mix blast furnace gas and hydrogen gas to synthesize 100% methane is defined as the "theoretical ratio", and the flow rate ratio of blast furnace gas is set.
- the methane gas generator 3 is operated under generation conditions in which the blast furnace gas or hydrogen gas is in excess of the theoretical ratio. At this time, excess CO/CO 2 gas or hydrogen gas remains in the generated regenerated methane gas, so that the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 can be lowered.
- the flow ratio of the hydrogen gas introduced into the methane gas generator 3 may be adjusted in the step of generating methane gas.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas can be adjusted.
- the flow ratio adjuster 12 is used to adjust the flow ratio of the blast furnace gas introduced into the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 .
- the flow rate ratio of blast furnace gas and hydrogen that can mix blast furnace gas and hydrogen gas to synthesize 100% methane is defined as the “theoretical ratio”, and the flow rate ratio of hydrogen gas is set.
- the methane gas generator 3 is operated under generation conditions in which the blast furnace gas or hydrogen gas is in excess of the theoretical ratio. At this time, excess CO/CO 2 gas or hydrogen gas remains in the generated regenerated methane gas, so that the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 can be lowered.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 may be adjusted by adjusting the reaction rate of the methane synthesis reaction based on the comparison between the methane concentration and a predetermined methane concentration target value.
- the reaction rate of the methane synthesis reaction is adjusted based on the comparison between the methane concentration obtained by the methane concentration measuring device 13 and a predetermined target value of the methane concentration. For example, by reducing the reaction rate of the methane synthesis reaction and operating such that part of the blast furnace gas and hydrogen gas remains unreacted, unreacted CO, CO 2 and hydrogen gas remain in the regenerated methane gas. As a result, the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 decreases.
- a method for reducing the reaction rate of the methane synthesis reaction is not particularly limited.
- the number of parallel methane gas synthesis reactors 11 may be reduced to reduce the residence time of the raw material gas in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11, thereby lowering the reaction rate of the methane synthesis reaction.
- the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 is composed of 10 reactors, the 10 reactors are connected in parallel, and each reactor is configured so that the raw material gas can be individually introduced or stopped by a valve. By opening and closing the valve, the number of reactors into which the raw material gas is introduced can be adjusted, thereby adjusting the parallel number of the methane gas synthesis reactors 11 .
- the concentration of methane in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 may be adjusted by adding an inert gas to the source gas and adjusting the concentration of the inert gas in the source gas.
- inert gas is added to at least one of the blast furnace gas and the hydrogen gas based on the comparison between the methane concentration obtained by the methane concentration measuring device 13 and a predetermined target value of the methane concentration. is added to adjust the concentration of the inert gas in the source gas.
- At least one of nitrogen, helium, and argon can be used as the inert gas mixed with the raw material gas. These inert gases can be added to the source gas singly or in combination.
- the method of adding the inert gas to the raw material gas is not particularly limited.
- an inert gas may be added to the blast furnace gas or hydrogen gas to adjust the inert gas concentration in the raw material gas.
- an inert gas may be added to the blast furnace gas to adjust the inert gas concentration, or the inert gas in the blast furnace gas may be mixed with the blast furnace gas discharged from another blast furnace. Concentration may be adjusted.
- an inert gas may be added to the hydrogen gas to adjust the inert gas concentration in the hydrogen gas.
- hydrogen gas generated by electrolysis or natural gas reforming may be mixed with an inert gas such as nitrogen, or nitrogen and hydrogen generated when CO2 is separated from blast furnace gas.
- the off-gas may be used to adjust the inert gas concentration in the hydrogen gas.
- the amount of ammonia to be added to the raw material gas may be adjusted based on a comparison between the methane concentration and a predetermined target value for the methane concentration. Thereby, the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 can be adjusted. Ammonia is decomposed into nitrogen and hydrogen within the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 .
- the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 itself is separately provided with an inflow hole for injecting an inert gas, and the inert gas, blast furnace gas from another blast furnace, or ammonia is directly flowed into the methane gas synthesis reactor 11, and the methane gas synthesis reactor is These gases may be mixed within 11 .
- the amount of ammonia flowing into the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 is determined based on a comparison between the methane concentration obtained by the methane concentration measuring device 13 and a predetermined target value of the methane concentration. By adjusting, the amount of ammonia to be added to the raw material gas is adjusted.
- the operating conditions of the blast furnace 1 may be adjusted based on a comparison between the methane concentration in the methane gas and a predetermined methane concentration target value.
- the blast furnace gas discharged from the blast furnace 1 is used as raw material gas for generating methane gas.
- the composition of the blast furnace gas discharged is adjusted, and the methane gas generation conditions are adjusted. can be adjusted.
- the operating conditions of the blast furnace 1 that are adjusted based on the comparison between the methane concentration in the methane gas and a predetermined target value for the methane concentration are not particularly limited.
- the operating conditions of the blast furnace 1 to be adjusted include the inert gas concentration in the blown gas, the amount of inert gas blown, the amount of ammonia blown, and the like.
- the inert gas concentration in the blast gas blown into the blast furnace 1 is adjusted based on the comparison between the methane concentration in the methane gas and a predetermined methane concentration target value.
- the oxygen concentration in the blast gas is adjusted, and the inert gas concentration in the blast furnace gas can be adjusted. In one example, as shown in FIG.
- a blowing device other than the gas blowing device 4 is further provided, and the gas blown from the blowing device is blown based on the comparison between the methane concentration in the methane gas and a predetermined target value of the methane concentration. You can adjust the loading amount.
- Gases blown from the blowing device include inert gases, ammonia, and mixtures thereof.
- the inert gas is blown from the blowing device 14 based on the comparison between the methane concentration obtained by the methane concentration measuring device 13 and a predetermined target value of the methane concentration. Adjust the filling amount.
- FIG. 6 the inert gas is blown from the blowing device 14 based on the comparison between the methane concentration obtained by the methane concentration measuring device 13 and a predetermined target value of the methane concentration. Adjust the filling amount. In one example, as shown in FIG.
- the amount of ammonia blown from the blowing device 14 is determined based on the comparison between the methane concentration obtained by the methane concentration measuring device 13 and a predetermined target value of the methane concentration. Adjust the filling amount.
- the inert gas concentration in the blast furnace gas is adjusted by adjusting the injection amount of the gas blown from the injection device 14 based on the comparison between the methane concentration in the methane gas and a predetermined methane concentration target value. can do.
- a gas containing an inert gas such as nitrogen or air is used as the carrier gas for powder injection, and the amount of the carrier gas is increased or decreased to increase or decrease the amount of the tuyere.
- the amount of inert gas blown from the port 2 may be adjusted.
- a target value for the methane concentration used for comparison with the methane concentration is predetermined.
- the target value of methane concentration suitable for adjusting the catalyst life differs from equipment to equipment, and cannot be determined indiscriminately. Therefore, it is preferable to predetermine an appropriate methane concentration target value for each facility.
- the target value of the methane concentration may be changed over time. For example, an ideal time-varying pattern of methane concentration in synthetic methane gas may be created from actual operation data or the like, and the time-varying pattern may be used as the target value of methane concentration.
- the time change of the methane concentration in the regenerated methane gas produced is monitored, the time change of the methane concentration is compared with the time change pattern of the target value of the methane concentration, and the methane gas generation conditions are determined based on the comparison. Just adjust. For example, if the rate of decrease in methane gas concentration decreases faster than the time change pattern of the ideal methane concentration target value, it is considered that the deterioration of the catalyst is progressing, and the methane gas concentration is decreased to achieve the ideal methane concentration. Operation control may be performed so as to approach the time change pattern of .
- the method of obtaining the methane concentration in the generated methane gas is not particularly limited.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas at the exit side of the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 can be determined using the methane concentration measuring device 13 .
- the type of the methane concentration measuring device 13 is not particularly limited, and a known measuring device can be applied. For example, a measuring device using a gas chromatograph can be used.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas does not have to be determined by direct analysis.
- the substance balance calculation can be performed without directly analyzing the methane concentration in the produced methane gas.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas may be obtained by
- the regenerated methane gas synthesized in the methane gas synthesis reactor may be produced by the amount to be blown into the blast furnace 1 and the surplus blast furnace gas may be used as a heat source for other equipment, or as shown in FIG.
- the excess recycled methane gas may be used in other facilities or sold externally by producing more than the amount to be injected into the blast furnace 1 . If the flow rate ratio of blast furnace gas and hydrogen gas, which are the raw material gases of the methane gas synthesis reactor, is the same, the theoretical maximum temperature in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 does not change, so the flow rate ratio of blast furnace gas and hydrogen gas was kept constant. By increasing the flow rate of the gas, surplus regenerated methane gas can be produced.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas generated using the raw material gas containing the blast furnace gas is obtained, and the methane concentration is determined in advance.
- the conditions for generating the methane gas are adjusted based on the comparison with the target value of the methane concentration obtained.
- the methane concentration in the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 is adjusted, catalyst deterioration due to methane synthesis reaction heat is controlled, and the catalyst life required by the operation schedule of the blast furnace 1 can be met.
- the diluent gas introduced into the methane gas synthesis reactor 11 is blast furnace gas containing CO, CO 2 , H 2 and N 2 , hydrogen gas, inert gas, etc., and these are blown into the blast furnace together with the synthesized methane. Since it functions as a tuyere tip temperature adjusting gas and a reducing gas when it is used as a diluent gas for the methane gas synthesis reactor 11, it can be used without waste.
- FIGS 1 to 7 schematically show the blast furnace and blast furnace ancillary equipment used in the examples of the present invention.
- an oxygen blast furnace that blows pure oxygen is assumed as the blast furnace, except for invention examples 20 to 22 in which the inert gas concentration in the blowing gas is changed.
- Regenerated methane gas is produced in a methane gas synthesis reactor from part of the blast furnace gas and hydrogen gas supplied from the outside, and the methane gas is injected as a reducing agent from the tuyeres of the blast furnace.
- a part of the blast furnace gas generated from the blast furnace flows into the methane gas synthesis reactor again as a raw material for methane synthesis.
- Invention examples 1 to 7 are examples of blast furnace operation using the blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment shown in FIG.
- the methane gas generation conditions were adjusted so that the reaction rate of the methane gas synthesis reactor was 100%, and the flow rate ratio between the blast furnace gas and the hydrogen gas was such that the methane concentration in the regenerated methane gas produced was 100%.
- the inert gas contained in the blast furnace gas is only derived from trace nitrogen contained in the coke, and the inert gas concentration in the blast furnace gas is almost zero.
- the hydrogen gas is also pure hydrogen with zero inert gas concentration. Therefore, the inert gas concentration in the regenerated methane gas becomes almost zero.
- the maximum temperature that can occur in the methane gas synthesis reactor can be considered as the post-reaction temperature under adiabatic conditions in which the cooling of the methane gas synthesis reactor is zero. Temperature can be evaluated. When the theoretical maximum temperature in the methane gas synthesis reactor was calculated under the conditions of Invention Example 1, it was 1412°C.
- Invention Examples 2 to 6 show operation examples in which the methane concentration in the regenerated methane gas was lowered by adjusting the flow ratio of the blast furnace gas, and the temperature inside the methane gas synthesis reactor was lowered.
- Table 1 shows the operating conditions of the blast furnace and the methane gas synthesis reactor, and the theoretical maximum temperature of the reactor calculated by thermal mass balance calculation in each invention example. The calculation method of the theoretical maximum temperature by thermo-matter balance calculation will be explained. From the principle of thermodynamics, the molar flow rates of atoms such as C, H, and O are the same before and after the methane gas synthesis reaction, and the enthalpy flow rates before and after the reaction are also the same.
- the molar flow rate of each component contained in the regenerated methane gas that is, the molar flow rate of methane, hydrogen, etc.
- the temperature of the regenerated methane gas assuming that the reactor was not cooled at all that is, the theoretical maximum temperature can be calculated.
- This calculation requires thermodynamic data such as the standard enthalpy of formation and specific heat of each component contained in raw material gases such as methane and hydrogen, and regenerated methane gas.
- the thermodynamic data NIST Chemistry webbook, etc., which have been published may be used.
- Invention Examples 2 to 4 are examples of operation when hydrogen gas is excessive by adjusting the flow rate ratio of blast furnace gas. In invention examples 2 to 4, the ratio of hydrogen gas to blast furnace gas was increased in this order. In Invention Examples 2 to 4, the reaction rate of the methane gas synthesis reactor was set to 100%. In Invention Example 1, the methane concentration in the regenerated methane gas is approximately 100% by volume, whereas in Invention Examples 2 to 4, the methane concentration in the regenerated methane gas is 61.9% by volume, 39.2% by volume, and 13.1% by volume. could lower it.
- Invention examples 5 to 7 are examples of operation when the blast furnace gas flow ratio is adjusted to make the blast furnace gas excessive.
- the ratio of blast furnace gas to hydrogen gas was increased in this order.
- the reaction rate of the methane gas synthesis reactor was set to 100% in all cases.
- the methane concentration in the regenerated methane gas was almost 100%, whereas in Invention Examples 5 to 7, the methane concentrations in the regenerated methane gas were 78.6% by volume, 54.7% by volume, and 26.9% by volume.
- Invention Examples 8-10 are examples of blast furnace operation using the blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment shown in FIG. In these invention examples, the number of parallel methane gas synthesis reactors was reduced to reduce the residence time of the raw material gas in the methane gas synthesis reactors, thereby lowering the reaction rate of the methane gas synthesis reactors.
- Table 2 shows the operating conditions of the blast furnace and the methane gas synthesis reactor at this time, and the theoretical maximum temperature of the reactor calculated by thermal mass balance calculation.
- Invention Examples 11 to 16 are examples of blast furnace operation using the blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment shown in FIG. These invention examples show operation examples in which inert gas is mixed with blast furnace gas and hydrogen gas to increase the inert gas concentration of blast furnace gas and hydrogen gas.
- Table 3 shows the operating conditions of the blast furnace and the methane gas synthesis reactor at this time, and the theoretical maximum temperature of the reactor calculated by thermal mass balance calculation.
- Invention Examples 11 to 13 show operation examples in which nitrogen is added as an inert gas to the blast furnace gas to increase the inert gas concentration in the raw material gas.
- the concentration of nitrogen in the blast furnace gas was increased in this order.
- the inert gas concentrations in the blast furnace gas were 23.4% by volume, 52.1% by volume, and 96.3% by volume (the blast furnace gas concentrations were 76.6% by volume, 47.9% by volume, respectively). %, 3.7% by volume).
- the reaction rate of the methane gas synthesis reactor was 100% in any example.
- the methane concentration in the regenerated methane gas could be lowered to 72.4% by volume, 43.4% by volume and 3.6% by volume, respectively.
- the theoretical maximum temperature decreased as the methane concentration decreased, and the theoretical maximum temperature in Invention Examples 11 to 13 decreased from 1412°C in Invention Example 1 to 1316°C, 1128°C and 230°C, respectively. From these results, it was confirmed that the theoretical maximum temperature of the methane gas synthesis reactor can be controlled by adjusting the concentration of the inert gas in the raw material gas, and the deterioration rate of the catalyst can also be controlled.
- Invention Examples 14 to 16 show examples of operations in which nitrogen is added as an inert gas to hydrogen gas to increase the inert gas concentration in the raw material gas.
- the concentration of nitrogen relative to hydrogen gas was increased in this order.
- the inert gas concentrations in hydrogen gas were 7.6% by volume, 29.5% by volume, and 43.2% by volume, respectively (hydrogen gas concentrations were 92.4% by volume, 70.5% by volume, 56.8% by volume).
- the reaction rate of the methane gas synthesis reactor was 100% in all cases.
- the methane concentration in the regenerated methane gas could be lowered to 72.4% by volume, 22.3% by volume, and 3.6% by volume, respectively.
- Invention Examples 17-19 are examples of blast furnace operation using the blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment shown in FIG. Invention Examples 17 to 19 show operation examples in which ammonia gas is flowed in addition to blast furnace gas and hydrogen gas as raw material gases for the methane gas synthesis reactor.
- Table 4 shows the operating conditions of the blast furnace and the methane gas synthesis reactor in each invention example, and the theoretical maximum temperature of the reactor calculated by thermal mass balance calculation.
- Invention Example 17 is an operation example using blast furnace gas, hydrogen gas, and ammonia as raw material gases for the methane gas synthesis reactor. In this operation example, the blast furnace gas and the hydrogen gas flow rate are adjusted in consideration of the amount of hydrogen gas generated by the decomposition of ammonia in the reactor. No gas remains.
- Invention Example 18 is an operation example in which hydrogen generated by the decomposition reaction of ammonia gas is used as a substitute for all raw material hydrogen gas in the methane synthesis reaction, and only blast furnace gas and ammonia are made to flow into the methane gas synthesis reactor as raw material gases. and the influx of hydrogen gas is zero.
- Invention Example 19 is an operation example in which an excess amount of ammonia is fed into the methane gas synthesis reactor.
- Invention Examples 20-22 are examples of blast furnace operation using the blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment shown in FIG. In these invention examples, the inert gas concentration in the blown gas is increased.
- Table 5 shows the operating conditions of the blast furnace and the methane gas synthesis reactor, and the theoretical maximum temperature of the reactor calculated by thermal mass balance calculation.
- the oxygen concentration in the blown gas was lowered in this order. That is, in Inventive Examples 20 to 22, the operation of increasing the nitrogen concentration in the blown gas was performed in this order.
- Invention Example 1 the inert gas concentration in the blast furnace gas was almost zero, but as the nitrogen concentration in the blast gas increased, the nitrogen concentration in the blast furnace gas increased to 11.6 volumes %, 31.6% by volume, and 57.8% by volume.
- the methane concentration in the regenerated methane gas decreased as the nitrogen concentration in the blown gas increased, and the methane concentrations in the regenerated methane gas in Invention Examples 20 to 22 were 86.1% by volume and 66.0% by volume, respectively. , 40.0% by volume.
- Invention Examples 23-24 are examples of blast furnace operation using the blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment shown in FIG. In these invention examples, nitrogen gas is blown as an inert gas from the blowing lance of the tuyere to increase the amount of the inert gas blown into the tuyere.
- Table 6 shows the operating conditions of the blast furnace and the methane gas synthesis reactor of these invention examples, and the theoretical maximum temperature of the reactor calculated by thermal mass balance calculation.
- Invention Examples 25 and 26 are examples of blast furnace operation using the blast furnace and blast furnace incidental equipment shown in FIG. In these invention examples, ammonia is blown from the tuyeres.
- Table 7 shows the operating conditions of the blast furnace and the methane gas synthesis reactor, and the theoretical maximum temperature of the reactor calculated by thermal mass balance calculation.
- Blast Furnace 2 Tuyere 3: Methane Gas Generator 4: Gas Blowing Device 7: Burner 11: Methane Gas Synthesis Reactor 12: Flow Ratio Adjuster 13: Methane Concentration Measuring Device 14: Blowing Device
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前記メタンガス中のメタン濃度を求める工程と、
前記メタン濃度と予め定められたメタン濃度の目標値との比較に基づいて前記メタンガスの生成条件を調整する工程と、を有する、メタンガス生成装置の操業方法。
前記高炉に高炉原料を装入する工程と、
前記高炉に送風ガスおよび還元材を吹込む工程と、
前記高炉から前記高炉ガスを排出する工程と、
を有し、前記還元材の少なくとも一部に前記メタンガスを用いる、高炉の操業方法。
前記原料ガスからメタンガスを生成するメタンガス合成反応器と、
生成された前記メタンガス中のメタン濃度を取得するメタン濃度測定器と、
前記メタン濃度と予め定められたメタン濃度の目標値との比較に基づいて前記メタンガスの生成条件を調整する制御装置と、
を備える、メタンガス生成装置。
一例において、メタンガス生成装置3は、メタンガス合成反応器11とメタン濃度測定器13を有する。メタンガス生成装置3は、図1に示すように、流量比調整器12をさらに有していてもよい。メタンガス合成反応器11は、高炉ガスを含む原料ガスから再生メタンガスを生成する。流量比調整器12は、メタンガスの生成条件を調整する制御装置の一例であり、メタンガス合成反応器11に導入される高炉ガス等の原料ガスの流量比率を調整する。メタン濃度測定器13は、生成されたメタンガス中のメタン濃度を求める。また、メタンガス生成装置3は、一例においては、高炉ガス取入れ部と、水素ガス取入れ部とを有する。なお、アンモニアを添加して当該アンモニアから水素を生成する場合には、メタンガス生成装置3は水素ガス取入れ部を有さなくてもよい。
発明例2~6は、高炉ガスの流量比率を調整することで再生メタンガス中メタン濃度を低下させ、メタンガス合成反応器内の温度を低下させた操業例を示している。各発明例において、高炉およびメタンガス合成反応器の操業条件と、熱物質バランス計算により算出した反応器の理論最大温度とを表1に示す。
熱物質バランス計算による理論最大温度の算出方法を説明する。熱力学の原理から、メタンガス合成反応前後ではC、H、Oなどの各原子のモル流量が同一、かつ反応前後のエンタルピー流量も同一となる。したがって、まず、メタンガス合成反応器に流入する原料ガスのC、H、Oなどの各原子モル流量と反応率とから再生メタンガスに含まれる各成分のモル流量、すなわちメタン、水素などのモル流量をそれぞれ算出できる。続いて、算出された再生メタンガスの組成、流量に対して、反応前後でエンタルピー流量が同一になるという原理を用いることで、反応器の冷却が全く行われなかったと仮定した場合の再生メタンガスの温度、すなわち理論最大温度を算出できる。この計算にはメタンや水素など原料ガス、再生メタンガスに含まれる各成分の標準生成エンタルピーや比熱などの熱力学データが必要となるが、これは例えば米国国立標準技術研究所(NIST)がWeb公開している熱力学データNIST Chemistry webbookなどを用いればよい。
発明例8~10は、図2に示した高炉および高炉附帯設備を用いた高炉操業例である。これら発明例においては、メタンガス合成反応器の並列数を減らしてメタンガス合成反応器内における原料ガスの滞留時間を減らしてメタンガス合成反応器の反応率を下げた。この時の高炉およびメタンガス合成反応器の操業条件と、熱物質バランス計算により算出した反応器の理論最大温度を表2に示す。
発明例11~16は、図3に示した高炉および高炉附帯設備を用いた高炉操業例である。これら発明例においては、高炉ガス、水素ガスに不活性ガスを混合して、高炉ガス、水素ガスの不活性ガス濃度を上げた操業例を示している。この時の高炉およびメタンガス合成反応器の操業条件と、熱物質バランス計算により算出した反応器の理論最大温度を表3に示す。
発明例17~19は、図4に示した高炉および高炉附帯設備を用いた高炉操業例である。発明例17~19においては、メタンガス合成反応器の原料ガスとして、高炉ガスおよび水素ガスに加えてアンモニアガスを流入させた操業例を示している。各発明例における高炉およびメタンガス合成反応器の操業条件と、熱物質バランス計算により算出した反応器の理論最大温度を表4に示す。
発明例20~22は、図5に示した高炉および高炉附帯設備を用いた高炉操業例である。これら発明例においては、送風ガス中の不活性ガス濃度を上げている。これらの発明において、高炉およびメタンガス合成反応器の操業条件と、熱物質バランス計算により算出した反応器の理論最大温度を表5に示す。
発明例23、24は、図6に示した高炉および高炉附帯設備を用いた高炉操業例である。これら発明例においては、羽口の吹込みランスから不活性ガスとして窒素ガスを吹込んで、羽口に吹込む不活性ガス量を増加させている。これら発明例の高炉およびメタンガス合成反応器の操業条件と、熱物質バランス計算により算出した反応器の理論最大温度を表6に示す。
発明例25、26は、図7に示した高炉および高炉附帯設備を用いた高炉操業例である。これら発明例においては、羽口からアンモニアを吹込んでいる。これらの発明例において、高炉およびメタンガス合成反応器の操業条件と、熱物質バランス計算により算出した反応器の理論最大温度を表7に示す。
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Claims (15)
- 高炉から排出される高炉ガスを含む原料ガスからメタンガス合成反応器を用いてメタンガスを生成する工程と、
前記メタンガス中のメタン濃度を求める工程と、
前記メタン濃度と予め定められたメタン濃度の目標値との比較に基づいて前記メタンガスの生成条件を調整する工程と、を有する、メタンガス生成装置の操業方法。 - 前記比較に基づいて、前記メタンガスを生成する工程で生成されるメタンガスのメタン濃度を調整する、請求項1に記載のメタンガス生成装置の操業方法。
- 前記比較に基づいて、前記メタンガスを生成する工程において前記メタンガス合成反応器に導入する前記高炉ガスの流量比率を調整する、請求項1または2に記載のメタンガス生成装置の操業方法。
- 前記原料ガスはさらに水素ガスを含み、前記比較に基づいて、前記メタンガスを生成する工程において前記メタンガス合成反応器に導入する前記水素ガスの流量比率を調整する、請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載のメタンガス生成装置の操業方法。
- 前記比較に基づいて、前記メタンガスを生成する工程におけるメタン合成反応の反応率を調整する、請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載のメタンガス生成装置の操業方法。
- 前記原料ガスはさらに不活性ガスを含み、前記比較に基づいて前記原料ガス中の該不活性ガス濃度を調整する、請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載のメタンガス生成装置の操業方法。
- 前記比較に基づいて前記原料ガスに添加するアンモニアの量を調整する、請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載のメタンガス生成装置の操業方法。
- 請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載のメタンガス生成装置の操業方法を用いる高炉の操業方法であって、
前記高炉に高炉原料を装入する工程と、
前記高炉に送風ガスおよび還元材を吹込む工程と、
前記高炉から前記高炉ガスを排出する工程と、
を有し、前記還元材の少なくとも一部に前記メタンガスを用いる、高炉の操業方法。 - 前記比較に基づいて、高炉の操業条件を調整する、請求項8に記載の高炉の操業方法。
- 前記比較に基づいて前記送風ガス中の不活性ガス濃度を調整する、請求項9に記載の高炉の操業方法。
- 前記高炉にさらに不活性ガスを吹込み、前記比較に基づいて該不活性ガスの吹込み量を調整する、請求項9または10に記載の高炉の操業方法。
- 前記高炉にさらにアンモニアを吹込み、前記比較に基づいて該アンモニアの吹込み量を調整する、請求項9から11のいずれか1項に記載の高炉の操業方法。
- 請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載のメタンガス生成装置の操業方法を用いた、メタンガスの製造方法。
- 請求項8から12のいずれか1項に記載の高炉の操業方法を用いた、溶銑の製造方法。
- 高炉ガスを含む原料ガスからメタンガスを生成するメタンガス生成装置であって、
前記原料ガスからメタンガスを生成するメタンガス合成反応器と、
生成された前記メタンガス中のメタン濃度を取得するメタン濃度測定器と、
前記メタン濃度と予め定められたメタン濃度の目標値との比較に基づいて前記メタンガスの生成条件を調整する制御装置と、
を備える、メタンガス生成装置。
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