By Pierre Bertrand
Air Liquide SA on Tuesday stated that its autothermal-reforming technology has been selected for the production of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia in Japan, in what will be a first demonstration in the nation.
The French industrial-gases company stated its technology will be used to a pilot project owned and run by Japanese oil-and-gas exploration and production business Inpex Corp. in combination with carbon capture.
Autothermal reforming is a process by which hydrogen can be drawn out at scale from natural gas after it is converted into artificial gas through the application of pure oxygen, steam and heat. The synthetic gas can also be transformed into other chemicals including ammonia and methanol, Air Liquide said.
When integrated with carbon-capture technology, the procedure can allow the capture of as much as 99% of carbon emissions in incorporated centers, the company stated.
Air Liquide’s engineering and building and construction unit will provide the innovation to the Kashiwazaki Clean Hydrogen and Ammonia Job in Japan’s Niigata prefecture, Air Liquide stated.
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