Kværner-process

The Kværner - process is a technology developed in the 1980s by the same Norwegian company method of hydrogen production from hydrocarbons ( C n H m ) such as methane, for example, from natural gas or biogas.

Description of the procedure

The hydrocarbons are separated into a plasma torch (compare plasma arcing ) at about 1600 ° C in pure carbon (activated carbon) and hydrogen.

Reaction equation:

The great advantage over all other known methods reforming (steam reformers, partial oxidation, etc.) is that pure carbon is formed instead of carbon dioxide.

Due to the high energy content of these products and the high temperature of the resulting superheated steam also results in an efficiency of almost 100%.

Approximately 48 % are attributable to hydrogen, about 40 % of the activated carbon and 10% on the hot steam.