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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Christophe Boyer, Charly, FR;
Fabrice Giroudiere, Orlienas, FR;
Stéphane Bertholin, Ste Foy les Lyon, FR;
Aziz Sattar, West Chicago, IL (US);
Christophe Boyer, Charly, FR;
Fabrice Giroudiere, Orlienas, FR;
Stéphane Bertholin, Ste Foy les Lyon, FR;
Aziz Sattar, West Chicago, IL (US);
IFP Energies Nouvelles, Rueil Malmaison Cedex, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a start-up process for a unit for producing highly thermally-integrated hydrogen by reforming a hydrocarbon feedstock that comprises a stage a wherein a burner whose purpose is to ensure start-up is supplied with a mixture of hydrocarbon feedstock and air, a stage b wherein a water stream is evaporated by indirect heat exchange with at least one of the hot streams of the process, a stage c wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock to be reformed is evaporated and heated and then introduced in gaseous form in a reforming reactor, and a stage d wherein the start-up burner is shut down, and a burner that is in permanent operation is lit.