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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
Casale SA, Lugano, CH;
Geoffrey Frederick Skinner, Reading, GB;
Raffaele Ostuni, Lugano, CH;
Casale SA, Lugano, CH;
Abstract
A process for producing ammonia and a derivative of ammonia from a natural gas feed comprising conversion of natural gas into a make-up synthesis gas; synthesis of ammonia; use of said ammonia to produce said derivative of ammonia, wherein a portion of the natural gas feed is used to fuel a gas engine; power produced by said gas engine; is transferred to at least one power user of the process, such as a compressor; heat is re-covered from exhaust gas of said gas engine; and at least part of said heat may be recovered as low-grade heat available at a temperature not greater than 200° C., to provide process heating to at least one thermal user of the process, such as CO2 removal unit or absorption chiller; a corresponding plant and method of modernization are also disclosed.