Solid carbon handling in a hydrogen production plant
We delivered equipment for the safe handling of solid carbon to Europe's largest hydrogen production plant based on methane pyrolysis.
In addition to hydrogen, the facility produces high-quality carbon products for industrial use. At the start of the process, hot material is cooled before being transferred to storage silos. To prevent the material being transferred from igniting or exploding, oxygen is removed using nitrogen in an inerting tank.
Pneumatic transport is carried out using nitrogen. Additionally, of course, it is ensured that the final product is not contaminated at any stage of the process. The project was the customer's pilot site, so product development was carried out flexibly as the project progressed and adapted to new situations.
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Industry sectorCircular economy
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LocationFinland
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