As hydrogen’s role in the global energy mix grows, producing it via steam methane reforming requires carbon capture to lower its carbon intensity. The corrosive properties of carbon dioxide and hydrogen make the selection of valves, regulators, and actuators critical.
In this short 2-minute video, Valve Solutions for Carbon Capture in Steam Methane Reformer and Pressure Swing Adsorption Units, Emerson’s Suzanna Grills highlights the importance of rigorous testing to provide solutions suitable for this challenging application.
Transcript
With decades of experience in the decarbonized or blue hydrogen space, Emerson knows that equipment reliability to capture carbon dioxide is critical in steam methane reformers and pressure swing adsorption units, also known as PSAs.
Suzanna:
After years of use, those high-cycle applications in the PSA unit can suffer from long-term reliability. So it can be challenging to reduce hydrogen with purity over 99%. Particularly if there is valve seal leakage.
Our globe and Butterfly valves are lab-tested in up to 1 million cycles in collaboration with multiple processed licensers to ensure tight shutoff. This lab testing validates material selection for optimal performance of the PSA unit, including optimal catalyst bed control.
Our FIELDVUE diagnostics support cycle counts and provide insight into critical valve health attributes. The impact on operations is long-term reliability. Because of our rigorous testing, our solutions offer performance reliability for years of operation.
Transition to low-carbon intensity hydrogen through steam methane reforming will be an important part of the future to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With the most comprehensive portfolio of control, isolation, relief valves, regulators, and actuators, Emerson is the trusted partner and adviser that helps blue hydrogen producers achieve operational, safety, and productivity objectives while actively contributing to a more sustainable future.
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