Introduction to Unicat Catalyst Technologies Recent Developments and Technical Achievements in Purification and Gas-Phase Applications CO 2 Converting Challenges CO 2 conversions to CH 4 (NG); CH 3 OH (MEOH); Fuels (synthetic gasoline/gasoil) Green MeOH Energy Balancer / Optimization of Resources Gas Cleaning Part : Challenges and Recent Achievements
Privately owned company since 1999 Head-office in Houston, USA - European subsidiary in Netherlands - Offices in Dalian (China), Aruba, Jubail Dedicated Agents in Russia and Asia Producer of Catalyst & Catalyst Absorbents Products in different application fields Innovative & Technology driven culture JV Partnership with Vanguard Catalyst in 2016 Active in Bio-Gas applications and Waste-Gas treatments (purification) since 2009 Breakthrough in CO2 converting - CH4 & MeOH Production catalysts in 2014 CO 2 Conversion Systems : Design finalization & Industrial Scoping / System Partnerships in 2016-2017
Syn Gas H 2 Production (SMR) Methanation MeOH Production NH 3 Synthesis Dry Reforming Purification Sulphur(s) Removal Halogens Removal Hg Removal Nitrogen compounds Particle Filtration AFS Metal(s) removal Other Contaminants Chemical applications Selective Hydrogenation Production Sulphuric Acid SPA polymerization Bender Processing Toll Manufacturing Bio Applications Purification Biogas/ Waste Gas CO 2 to CH 4 CO 2 to CH 3 OH (CO 2 to fuels)
Development of Optimized (deep) Filtration System for Particulates AFS series (particles ranging 2000 5 microns) Unique catalyst technologies for Cold (Ambient) Temperature Sulphur Removal (H 2 S, RSH, RSSR, CS 2, COS,..) & Halogen Removal TSR/CR series Syn-Gas : New Reformer Shaped Catalyst, Dry Reforming Midrex, Next Generation Pre-Reforming Catalyst, Next generation Methanation & MeOH production catalyst series Development of High Conversion Catalyst System for Methanation of CO 2 (cooperation research with DTU Denmark) Development of High Conversion catalyst system for Methanol production out of rich CO 2 based off-gas/biogas streams (co-operation with DTU Denmark)
BEST PERFORMING & OPTIMIZED FILTRATION & GRADING SYSTEM AFS-G6 Series AFS-Series Filtration of Particles, ranging : 1 2.000 microns Proven System > 200 reference installations Licensed In-House Developed Technology Highest Void and Controlled Filtration Activity & Pattern
In operation since 2015 Free space Volume (m3) 2 x Fixed Bed Purification Vessels installed Multi-Bed Configuration in each vessel 3-layer catalyst approach Bed Support Media META-TRAP 5.5 SR-110CX 5.5 Impurities : Sulphurs, AsH 3, metalcarbonyls,.. (1-3 ppmwt range) Outlet Specification : non-detectable (ppb range) AR-207HC 14.0 Unicat Products Loaded: SR-11OCX proprietary high SA sulfur trap AR-207HC AsH 3 guard, advanced Cu-Techn META-Trap removal of metal-carbonyls Bed support media 150
CO 2 Emissions will have to decline by more than five per cent a year to give the world a 50/50 chance of keeping temperature rises below the 2 C threshold. Historic and future carbon dioxide emissions must remain below a total of 3,200 billion tonnes to make it likely temperature rises do not exceed 2 C. (Professor C. Le Quere Global Carbon Project)
CO 2 is supposed to convert to CO on the catalytic surface as one of the expected catalytic reactions taking place in optimized conversion reactors Most failures, trying to achieve high conversion rates at standard operational conditions, often were caused by uncontrolled side-reactions inhibiting the active structures resulting in lower conversions towards CH 4 and MeOH. Unicat & DTU had a first break-through of CO 2 conversion to CH 4 in 2014, providing extremely high conversion rates under normal/standard reaction conditions in one reaction step. (> 90% conversion) In 2015 the first stable convertor (lab/container kit scale) was developed for CO 2 conversion towards MeOH conversion rates > 90% in one reaction step were realized (incl recycling modus) In 2016 partnerships were concluded : H 2 production by Electrolysis, CO 2 /CO rich Off gas conversion to Fuels and NGCC Gas Cleaning systems.
Biogas CH4 + CO2 Fermentation Purification Technology NGCC Unicat Catalytic conversion to Fuels Greyrock Drying Off Gases CO2 + Catalytic conversion to NGCC CH 4 or - CH Unicat 3 OH H2 O Electrolysis Plate technology EfuelPro H2O Wide variety of Possible End-Products Natural Gas Methanol Fuel (Diesel & Gasoline) Building blocks Petrochemical WindTurbine Electric Power (Siemens)
The Sabatier Reaction CO 2 + 4H 2 = CH 4 + 2H 2 O ( 165.0 kj/mol)
Presented to Industry and Press Denmark in 2016
Some Plots of Test Rig Container 24-timers test d. 1. & 2. december Reaktortemperatur: 280 C, Biogas-flow: 720 l/t 14 1 Nm 3 /h proof of concept Tested and Running extremely stable for period (Off/On) for 1,5 years now with Unicat Catalyst MC-790 series Cleaning of tested Biogas from H 2 S levels 3-4.000 ppmwt to below 30 ppb NO WASTE. The process takes place in ONE STEP Latest achievement (2017) : CH 4 -conversion up to 98% and CO 2 -concentration below 1%. Quality CH 4 allows for direct delivery to any Natural Gas Grid/Pipeline
Reaction(s) Hovedreaktioner: CO 2 + 3 H 2 = CH 3 OH + H 2 O CO + H 2 O = CO 2 + H 2 Katalysator: Unicat B-94 series Catalyst : (+ 41 kj/mol) (Water-Gas shift reaction)
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First generation design and tests: 18% conversion of CO 2 v. 47 barg, single reactor, 1:5 / CO 2 :H 2 Second generation design and testing: 12% conversion of CO 2 v. 80 barg, single reactor, 1:3 / CO 2 :H 2 20% conversion of CO 2 v. 80 barg, serially coupled reactors, 1:3 / CO 2 :H 2 Last generation design and testing: > 93% conversion of CO 2 v. 52 barg, single reactor, proprietary CO 2 :H 2
CH4 CH 3 OH
Partnership Technologies Commercial Available Systems Fuel Production High value Gasoline and Gasoil Premium Liquid Fuels
Commercially available system units in different sizing (100-25.000 Nm 3 /h)
*Direct Fuel Production platform enables value creation by transforming flare gas, bio-gas, natural gas or natural gas liquids into Premium Diesel Fuel (+ partly High End Gasoline), which can be easily commercialized and transported to market. * Produced fuels are premium products that features high cetane, no sulfur and good lubricity, not comparable to biodiesel, but are true hydrocarbon diesel fuels that directly replace petroleum-based fuels. Unlike products coming from Fischer-Tropsch based technologies, the produced diesel fuels do not require further refining and upgrading. * When blended with petroleum based fuels, the Green Fuels will reduce engine emissions including nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter emissions.
MegaFuel & MegaStore are trademarks
Bio-reforming: Dry reforming: CH 4 + CO 2 = 2 CO + 2 H 2 Steam reforming: CH 4 + H 2 O = CO + 3 H 2 Unicat Catalyst has commercial catalyst systems available for both Combination Unit Design : BI -REFORMING Overall reaction: 2 CH 4 + H 2 O + CO 2 = 3 CO + 5 H 2 Side reaction system WaterGas shift CO + H 2 O CO 2 + H 2
NO PROPER GAS CLEANING = NO PROPER CO 2 CONVERSION
Villadsen-Moeller Developed by Prof. Per Moeller Patent Pending System Commercialized by the company NGCC Thoroughly tested on lab scale
First Electro-Catalytic Based System in the World Total Cleaning Concept ONE STEP Easy to Use, Reliable Stable System Unseen Economical & Technical Evaluations compared with Existing Technologies TOTAL CLEANING - HIGH RANGE 1.000 S PPM CLEANING UP TO PPB RANGE IN ONE STEP RECUPERATION OF CONTAMINANTS (Sulfur) IN PURE FORMS
FULL Cleaning of contaminant components, including: Sulphurs (H 2 S, RSH, RSSH, Thiophenic, CS 2, ) Halogens Alcohols Nitrogen Components (NH 3, HCN, ACN,...) Hg and bounded Hg... Cleaning till from High PPM levels in one-reactor step approach towards ppb levels Cleaning of highly polluted gas streams, like Biogas, Off gasses,.. holding up to 4.000 ppmwt sulfur and more Easy operating, economical effective system
Sulfur Species are transformed all the way up to Elemental Sulphur This product can get collected, has a market value and can get re-used for other applications
Green Fuels (ex CO 2 -..) are the Future of the Worlds Clean Energy needs. Unicat Catalyst Technologies can offer a full portfolio of products and systems for Cleaning & Conversion of Bio- and other CO 2 containing off Gas streams. Related to CO 2 Conversion the following Technologies are developed /joined approach with Technology Partners: CO 2 conversion to Methane gas CH 4 - (ready for industrial size scale up phase) CO 2 conversion to Methanol (CH 3 OH) (ready for second phase larger test installation first scale up phase) CO 2 to Fuels (Gasoline/Gasoil) (commercially available units CO 2 / CO rich gas source) Most effective Gas Cleaning systems (ready for industrial size scale up phase) Electrolysis systems for production of H 2 - (commercially available)