CO -capture and hydrogen production with Pd-membranes
CO2-capture and hydrogen production with Pd-membranes Frode Roness, Torkild R. Reinertsen, Reinertsen AS Thijs Peters, Rune Bredesen, SINTEF REINERTSEN AS Corporate Structure ERR as / TRR as (50/50%) ENGINEERING Trondheim, Oslo, Bergen, Hammerfest REINERTSEN AB Stockholm, Gothenburgh, Stenungsund and Malmö FABRICATION Orkanger CIVIL CONSTRUCTION Trondheim, Oslo & Bodø INSTALLATION Trondheim LARGE PROJECTS EPCI + MMo ooo REINERTSEN NWR Murmansk, Russia ooo REINERTSEN NWR Murmansk, Russia Employees Turnover 2013 2 2.700 475 mill € Hammerfest Orkanger Trondheim Bergen Gothenburg 3 Murmansk Multidiscipline Engineering •Total engineering • • • • • • • • • • Management Process Instr/Electrical Piping / Mechanical/HVAC Structural Safety Project Control Procurement Pipelines Civil • Architectural 4 1600 MARKET AREAS - Oil & gas •Process facilities •(EPCI - offshore and onshore) •Maintenance and Modification of process facilities •Subsea pipelines, Risers and Subsea infrastructure 5 Topside Modifications - EPCI Oseberg Delta 2 Heidrun LPP Svalin C Heimdal Ext Life Njord LPP & Hyme Tyrihans Topside Mod Åsgard B TEG Module Troll B Gas Inj Topside Mod Heimdal New Power Morvin Topside Mod Oseberg Delta Skirne/Byggve Compressor Module 1998 6 2005 2006 2008 2011 2012 2013 Hydrogen-selective membranes 7 Background • Natural gas will remain an important energy carrier for many years to come • How to make the energy production CO2-free • Capturing the CO2 before energy production (precombustion) and/or hydrogen production: • Higher concentrations • Higher pressures • Compared with post-combustion 8 Process flow diagram 9 The technology - background • The project is based on SINTEF research work with Pd-membranes during many years • Patents granted • Preproject partly financed by Gassnova showed: • The technology can be competitive with other capture technologies • Scale up will be challenging, particularly handling of the Pd film during membrane manufacturing • Pilot testing should be done to demonstrate the technology in larger scale 10 The technology • Very thin (1-5 µm) Pd-membranes can be produced by sputtering: 11 Membrane performance • Pure H2 flux and H2/N2 permselectivity – 2.8 µm Pd77Ag23 • World-record H2 flux - lifetime assessed 2-7 years 2-7 years depending on temperature T = 400°C Flux @ 26 bars: 2.5 NL·cm-2·min-1 1486 Nm3·m-2·h-1 12 Scale up • By applying the membrane to a porous support, and combining the membrane elements, complete modules for separation can be built 13 Pilot plant project 14 Pilot plant specifications • Skid mounted for easy transportation • Closed loop • 3 m2 membrane area • 25-100 Nm3/h H2 = 0.1-0.3 MWth • CO2 being ''captured'' ~ 0.5 – 2 ton/day • Possible to vary and to measure flow, composition, impurities • Designed to be incorporated in an existing process plant at a later stage 15 Schedule • Currently in a preliminary design phase • Detailed design completed end of October 2015 • Testing period Dec 2016-Sep 2017 • Test site will be Reinertsen's fabrication yard in Orkanger 16 Reinertsen Orkanger Welders Platers Pipefitters Mechanics Land area Fab. 17 Shops Office area 84 64 34 10 196 60.000 m2 3.640 m2 1.350 m2 Summary • During the 2.5 years to come REINERTSEN and SINTEF will design and fabricate a pilot plant which will demonstrate a new and efficient way to producing energy with CO2-capture. • More info? • See SINTEF poster "Design of H2-selective Pd-alloy membranes for application in pre-combustion CO2 capture cycles" • See you at Climit Summit in 2017…. 18 • This project (project no. 241447) is supported by Thank you for your attention 19
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