Table 1 Already developed processes for fixed bed and fluidized methanation
From: Methanation of CO2 - storage of renewable energy in a gas distribution system
Process number | Process/company | Reactor type | Process stages | Operation range | Feed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
p(bar) | T(°C) | |||||
(a) | TREMP/Haldor Topsøe | Fixed bed | 3 | 30 | 300…700 | Coal, petrol coke, biomass |
(b) | Hicom/British Gas Corp. | Fixed bed | 4 | 25…70 | 230…640 | Coal |
(c) | RMP/Ralph M. Parson Co. | Fixed bed | 4…6 | 1…70 | 315…780 | Coal, heavy fuel |
(d) | SuperMeth, ConoMeth/Conoco | Fixed bed | 4/4 | Approximately 80 | n. s. | Coal |
(e) | CRG/British Gas Corp. | Fixed bed | 2 | Approximately 25 | 300 | Naphtha (refinery residue) |
(f) | Hygas/Institute of Gas Technology | Fixed bed | 2 | 70 | 280…480 | Coal |
(g) | Lurgi, Sasol/Lurgi GmbH | Fixed bed | 2 | 18 | Approximately 450 | Coal |
(h) | ICI, Koppers/Imperial Chemical Industries | Fixed bed | 3 | 400…700 | Coal | |
(i) | Linde/Linde AG | Fixed bed | 2 | n. s. | n. s. | Coal |
(j) | Bi-Gas/Bituminous Coal Res. Inc | Fluidized bed | 1 | 86 | n. s. | Coal |
(k) | Bureau of Mines/US department of the Interior | Fluidized bed | 20 | 200…400 | ||
(l) | Comflux/Thysengas GmbH | Fluidized bed | 1 | 20…60 | 400…500 | Coal (biomass) |