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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2014
Applicant:

Kellogg Brown & Root Llc, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Shashi Prakash Singh, Missouri City, TX (US);

Akhil Jain Nahar, Delhi, IN;

Stephen Allen Noe, Tomball, TX (US);

Assignee:

Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01C 1/04 (2006.01); C01B 3/02 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); C01B 3/12 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01C 1/0458 (2013.01); B01J 19/00 (2013.01); C01B 3/025 (2013.01); C01B 3/12 (2013.01); C01B 3/38 (2013.01); C01C 1/04 (2013.01); C01C 1/0405 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0233 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0283 (2013.01); C01B 2203/043 (2013.01); C01B 2203/047 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0445 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0475 (2013.01); C01B 2203/068 (2013.01); C01B 2203/141 (2013.01); C01B 2203/142 (2013.01); C01B 2203/143 (2013.01); C01B 2203/146 (2013.01); Y02P 20/132 (2015.11); Y02P 20/52 (2015.11);
Abstract

Methods and systems for making ammonia are provided. The method can include converting carbon monoxide in a first syngas to carbon dioxide to produce a shifted syngas. At least a portion of the carbon dioxide can be separated from the shifted syngas to produce a carbon dioxide-lean syngas. Carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide-lean syngas can be converted to methane to produce a methanated first syngas. A second syngas can be separated to produce a purified second syngas and a waste gas. The methanated first syngas and the purified second syngas can be combined to produce an ammonia feedstock. The ammonia feedstock can have a hydrogen to nitrogen molar ratio of about 3.5:1 to about 2.5:1. At least a portion of the hydrogen and nitrogen in the ammonia feedstock can be reacted to produce an ammonia product.


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