Recovery of hydrogen from ammonia plant tail gas by absorption-hydration hybrid method

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 784-791

  Liu, Bei ^a   Wang, Xiulin ^a   Tang, Xulong ^a   Yang, Lanying ^a   Sun, Changyu ^a   Chen, Guangjin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

hydrate; hydrogen; separation; synthetic ammonia plant tail gas

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA PLANTS; AMMONIA PRODUCTION; GAS LIQUIDS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH PRESSURE REACTORS; HYBRID METHOD; HYDRATE FORMATION; HYDRATE PARTICLES; MAGNETIC STIRRERS; OIL-WATER; OPERATING CONDITION; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SEPARATION PROCESS; SYNTHETIC AMMONIA PLANT TAIL GAS; TAIL GAS; TECHNOLOGY-BASED; TETRAHYDROFURANS; VOLUME RATIO; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS;

AMMONIA; ARGON; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; GAS CONDENSATES; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SEPARATION;

NITROGEN;

EID: 81355147049     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(11)60057-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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