Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Matthew H MacConnell

Xianming Jimmy Li

Xiang-Dong Peng

Oliver Jacob Smith, Iv

Blaine Edward Herb

Geoffrey Colling Achilles

Tamara Lynn Daugherty

Michelle Schoonover

Winfried Stephen Hoglen

Oliver Jacob Smith Iv

Method for characterizing the hydrocarbon content of a reformate sample stream comprising methane, water, carbon monoxide, ammonia, and hydrogen from a steam-hydrocarbon reforming process. Water and ammonia are removed from the reformate sample stream and the hydrocarbon content of the reformate sample stream depleted in water and ammonia is measured using a chemical component analyzer.

Method for characterizing the hydrocarbon content of a reformate stream

A steam-hydrocarbon reforming process utilizing a prereformer where a portion of the effluent from the prereformer is conditioned and the C2+ hydrocarbon content in the conditioned effluent measured. The molar flow rate of steam to the prereformer is increased or decreased responsive to measuring the C2+ hydrocarbon content of the conditioned effluent.

Steam-hydrocarbon reforming process

A method for determining a carbon content value of a hydrocarbon-containing mixture. At least one composition-dependent bulk property of the hydrocarbon-containing mixture is measured and optionally at least one non-hydrocarbon component concentration is measured with the resulting measurements used in a carbon content correlation for calculating the carbon content of the hydrocarbon-containing mixture. The carbon content may be used in a hydrogen and/or synthesis gas production process for calculating a target flow rate of steam to be combined with the hydrocarbon-containing mixture to form a mixed feed having a target steam-to-carbon ratio.

Method for determining carbon content of a hydrocarbon-containing mixture

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Matthew H MacConnell