Title
Aspen Plus™ Process Design For The Liquid Hydrogen Production By Steam Reforming Of Used Automotive Lubricating Oil
Abstract
The objective of this study is to develop a process for the production of pure liquid hydrogen from used automotive lubricating oil using Aspen Plus™ Chemical Process Simulator (CPS). The reformer is simulated as a Gibbs reactor to fractionate the large oil molecules. A methane reformer converts methane into carbon monoxide and hydrogen. A water-gas shift unit, simulated as an equilibrium reactor, is used to enhance the production of hydrogen. A flash separator is used to knock out excess water from the product stream. Aspen Adsim™ is incorporated to simulate the adsorption process of the pressure swing adsorption (PSA). The off-gas is burned with air in a combustor, and the generated energy is used to heat the processing units. A hydrogen liquefaction unit, simulated as a Claude densifier cycle, is used to convert gaseous hydrogen to liquid hydrogen. The performance of plant is investigated as a function of temperature and steam-to-oil ratio.
Publication Date
12-1-2006
Publication Title
AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings
Number of Pages
-
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
77953024300 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77953024300
STARS Citation
Elbaccouch, Mohamed M.; Ramasamy, Karthikeyan K.; Baik, Jong; and T-Raissi, Ali, "Aspen Plus™ Process Design For The Liquid Hydrogen Production By Steam Reforming Of Used Automotive Lubricating Oil" (2006). Scopus Export 2000s. 7580.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/7580