The KBC Hydrogen System Management approach systematically and simultaneously addresses all key parameters to maximise profitability: product yields are maximised, H2 supply costs minimised and investment reduced (or avoided). Our work provides refiners with decision support information in the form of a RoadMap, placing them in a position to select the most profitable route for both current and future H2 supply.
Key elements of the KBC approach include: - The system is modelled in our proprietary HydrogenPinch software to identify opportunities for improving H2 supply through re-use and regeneration.
- Simulations using KBC SIM reactor models determine the yield impact of modifying H2 supply.
- Combined with refinery-wide modelling, this adds a crucial dimension to the analysis as increasing yield or throughput brings significant economic benefits.
- Opportunities for revamping existing H2 generation and purification equipment are identified, as well as the benefits of installing new processes.
- All opportunities are considered simultaneously and the result is a set of projects that provide the optimum trade-off between investment and operating cost reduction.
- Where management of available hydrogen is insufficient to meet a client's future processing needs, we call upon extensive refining expertise to identify the most cost-effective capital projects for achieving those aims.
|
