Hydrogen (HyCo) & Synthesis Gas (Syngas) Plants for Sale

Used 70 MMSCFD hydrogen plant, (2) trains with 95% purity. Technology provided by Foster Wheeler. The two trains share a natural gas feed system which includes two feed compressors, one recycle compressor, a feed pre-heater furnace, and a hydro-desulfurizer vessel. The Hydrogen Production Trains are nearly identical and are completely independent downstream of the common feed system. 1,200 mt/day of food grade carbon dioxide (CO2) was also produced from the plant. Each train was originally designed to produce 70.0 MMCFD hydrogen, capacity can be increased to rates of 90 MMCFD due to improved operating procedures and the de-bottlenecking of plant equipment. Low turndown – the entire complex can be run at 40 MMSCFD of hydrogen (one train down and one running at 40% capacity). Hydrogen purity improved up to 99% when running at low capacity. Honeywell Experion DCS process control system available with software and backed up database. Plant built in 1966 and shut down in 2018. Plant had major upgrades during the time, last upgrade in 2016. New radiant section tubes, Incoloy outlet pigtails and Incoloy outlet collection headers installed recently in both A-train and B-train. With conservative reformer temperatures, the tubes could have over 10 years of life. The A-Train reformer has a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system with upgraded honeycomb catalyst for controlling reformer burner emissions while the B-Train reformer uses Low-NOx burners to accomplish the same. The plant originally ran with naphtha feed to the reformer, necessary additional equipment still in the plant. All documents are available.

Used 60 Nm3/hr (2,120 SCFH) hydrogen generating and compression plant deigned by Nel Hydrogen for sale. The plant is equipped with PEM electrolyzer (bipolar filter press type) to use water as feedstock to produce high purity (99.9%) hydrogen. The hydrogen has pressure of 10 - 15 bar after the generating system and 440 bar after compression. Energy consumption for the electrolyzer 4.8 KWh/Nm3 of H2. Totally installed power for the complete filling station 449 KWh. Energy consumption for deoxidiser and dryer 4 KWh total at 100% capacity. Energy consumption for the compressor nominal 17.8 KWh total at 100% capacity. Energy consumption for the cooling water unit 12.4 KWh. Plant has been dismantled. Equipment ready for shipment.

***Unique Opportunity to Acquire Existing Large SMR and Convert to Hydrogen Plant*** 51,000 NM3/HR (46.5 MMSCFD) Steam Methane Reformer is located in Lake Charles, LA with direct access to natural gas and hydrogen pipeline. Unit is Linde-designed down-fired SMR that includes feed preparation, reformer, syngas cooling, steam generation, hydrogen separation, carbon dioxide removal section (amine section), and carbon dioxide compression for recycle. The SMR has 120 radiant-section catalyst tubes in three rows with 40 tubes in each row. Originally built in 1994 as part of a hydrogen plant, the SMR was initially shut down in 2005. In 2015, the unit was converted from a full-scale hydrogen plant to a syngas plant to feed an adjacent gas-to-liquids plant. SMR was redesigned and upgraded by Linde to improve several sections and to increase the syngas capacity as well as to add new radiant tubes an (36) new low NOx burners. All 36 burners are forced draft, natural gas down-fired, arch mounted burners. They are all single-jet, low-NOx units from Zeeco. The burners are designed to utilize a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas. The plant is being kept under a nitrogen blanket. All electric motors are being “bumped” weekly or they have been removed and are in climate-controlled storage. Many spare parts are available. Full technical documentation available. Unit can be purchased with real estate and Fischer Tropsch GTL Plant #543 and Wax Upgrade Plant #544 for operation in place.

Used 25,000 Nm3/hr (883,000 SCFH) Hydrogen Plant built in 2007. Designed by Foster Wheeler. Hydrogen product at 99.99% purity, CO + CO2 less than 10 ppmv. Feed gas flow rate 15.8 tons/hr at 30 Bar. The gas compressor is an LMF type B254-360N3.3 electrically driven 6KV 1400KW, 3 stage piston type. Delivery rate 10,400 Nm³/hr, suction pressure 2.8 bar, discharge pressure 33 Bar, 375 rpm. Mixed gas heated to 300°C in two passes and fed to the hydrodesulphurizer reactor, which is loaded with 5 tons of CoMo catalyst, then passes through two sulphur absorber reactors which have 15.8 tons of zinc oxide catalyst in both. Reformer has 96 tubes, operates at 520°C and at 27 bar. The H2/CO rich gases exit the reformer tubes at 875°C, passing through the reformer waste heat exchanger. Plant includes a complete pressure swing absorption unit (PSA) for final hydrogen product purification.

Used 2,266 Nm3/hr (80,000 SCFH) Hydrogen Plant, designed by Hydro-Chem (a Linde company) to produce 99.99% hydrogen. Built in 2004. The plant was designed for natural gas feedstock containing 97.97% methane, 1.37% Co2, 2.49% N2 and 3.53% ethane. H2 product 99.99% purity at max 100 °F and minimum discharge pressure of 200 psig. Syngas reformer uses nickel catalyst. The plant equipment has been dismantled and is ready for quick shipment.

New, never installed 1,534 Nm3/hr (1.3 MMSCFD) Hydrogen PSA Unit using Honeywell UOP Polybed process to generate 99.99% hydrogen from feed gas (2.05 MMSCFD, 209.3 psig at 100 °F, containing 75% of hydrogen) through 5-bed pressure swing adsorption vessels. Hydrogen recovery rate from feed gas 84.5%. Plant footprint 50 ft X 17 ft. Allen Bradley 1756 PLC control system. Full technical documents available. Two (2) years of operation spare parts available. Unused adsorbent available. All the equipment is in stock and ready for quick shipment.

Used 1,416 Nm3/hr (50,000 SCFH) Hydrogen Plant, designed by Hydro-Chem (a Linde company) to produce 99.99% hydrogen. Originally built in 1980, re-built in 2007, shut down in 2018. Syngas reformer has 8 tubes installed and 4 spare tubes. The plant equipment has been dismantled and is ready for quick shipment. Full technical documents available. A reputable engineering firm has completed the study of revamp project and is willing to provide technical services.

Unused 1,000 Kg/day (491 Nm3/hr) Hydrogen PSA unit, specifically designed to purify hydrogen generated from a chlor-alkali plant and can also be used for purifying hydrogen after sodium chlorate electrolysis or other electrolysis processes. Built in 2023, the system remains in its original crate and packaging, never installed, and preserved under nitrogen. The raw hydrogen gas is saturated with water and enters the purification system at a flow rate of 410 SCFM, 20°C, and 15 psig. It contains approximately 97% hydrogen, 2% oxygen, 0.2% nitrogen, 0.1% carbon dioxide, and 0.7% water. The gas is compressed in a hydrogen screw compressor to approximately 150 psig, then passes through a DeOxo unit to remove most of the oxygen content, forming water. After oxygen removal, the gas is condensed and enters a vertical water separator. The gaseous stream is sent to the Pressure Swing Adsorber (PSA) unit, where most of the impurities in the hydrogen gas, including residual O2, N2, and H2O, are removed. The product gas meets the fuel cell grade specifications SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Fuel Cell Gas Composition Standards. It is then sent to the downstream compression stage at a flow rate of >290 SCFM, while the waste gas is vented through the vent stack. It was later indicated that the oxygen content in the raw gas might reach a maximum of 3.5%, which would raise the DeOxo reactor unit temperature to over 500 °C. A hydrogen recycle stream is implemented to dilute the O2 entering the reactor, but this reduces the system's processing capacity.

Used 750 Nm3/hr (26,500 SCFH) Caloric designed Steam-Methane-Reformer (SMR) Hydrogen Plant. Hydrogen is produced by steam methane reforming of natural gas at high temperatures and high pressures in the presence of catalysts followed by a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) unit for the purification of hydrogen. High purity hydrogen at 99.999 vol%, max. 1 ppmv CO. 290 psi (20 bar) supply pressure @104F (40C) max temperature, natural gas feed, no export steam. Plant design consists of internal cooling water system and redundant chillers. 26 kW shaft power required, 400V/50Hz/3Phase. Compact skid mounted design. PLC panel. The plant is already dismantled and ready for relocation.

UOP Polybed pressure swing adsorption (PSA) unit designed to produce 7,080 Nm3/hr (250,000 SCFH) hydrogen of 99% purity. This skid-mounted and modular unit was built in 2006.

Used 425 Nm3/hr (15,000 SCFH) Hydrogen Plant built by Cotting Industries in 2016. Most equipment is skid mounted. The plant has a double-tube steam methane reformer that is a compact furnace enclosure with a single reaction tube fired on two sides. The furnace enclosure is wide at the bottom to accommodate the burners and tapered at a height several feet above the length of the flames to a narrow upper section. This configuration allows combustion to be completed in the lower section bringing the feed/steam mixture quickly to its reaction temperature. The intermediate side walls channel the flue gas into a turbulent flow condition at the upper section to improve heat transfer and maintain a uniform tube wall temperature along the length of the reaction tube. The reaction tube consists of an annular portion filled with catalyst and a center return tube. The reaction tube is supported from the bottom and allowed to thermally expand upward through the use of a counterweight system attached at the top of the tube. The steam/hydrocarbon feed gas mixture enters the annular section of the reformer reaction tube at the bottom. The feed gas passes upward through the catalyst bed and then downward through the center return tube. Thus, the feed gas flows through the catalyst bed in single pass, co-current heat exchange relationship with the hot combustion gas in the furnace enclosure. Then, the reformed gas flows back to the bottom of the reformer through the center return tube in single pass, counter current heat exchange relationship with the upward flowing feed gas in the catalyst space. The combination of the furnace enclosure geometry and a reaction tube with a center return tube results in an even temperature profile over the length of the tube while maintaining a high thermal efficiency in the furnace.

Unused Hydrogen Plant with syngas reformer designed by UHDE and PSA unit designed by Linde. Feedstock to steam methane reforming can be naphtha, LPG or natural gas. Design capacity 35,000 Nm3/hr ((1,236,000 SCFH) with turn down ratio of 40%. Product hydrogen purity 99.9% or higher, pressure and temperature at batter limit 40 bar and 40 degree C. Byproduct medium pressure steam 37 bar at 450 degree C. Plant never installed. Equipment never used. Equipment in original package or condition. Ready for shipment.

Used 9,000 Nm3/H (318,000 SCFH) Carbon Monoxide Plant. The carbon monoxide plant uses coal tar as feedstock. The plant was originally built in 1997 at capacity of 2,000 m3/hr. After final expansion and upgrade in 2005, the plant reached 9,000 m3/hr. The new desulphurization unit was installed in 2005, and can treat 35,000 m3/hr of raw CO gas.

Unused 60 Nm3/hr (30 Nm3/hr X 2 or 1,060 SCFH X 2) hydrogen generating and compression plant for sale. The output hydrogen has high purity of 99.999% and delivery pressure of 30 bar (435 PSIG). The plant consists of: Two (2) containerized independent units of hydrogen production through water electrolysis. Each unit has capacity of 30 Nm3/hour of hydrogen, integrated in specially designed weatherproof containers. Two (2) containerized compression stations of 40 Nm3 / hour each. Two (2) filling stations with a capacity of five (5) cylinders each hour (1 cylinder = 6 m3). Full package of necessary spare parts and consumables, recommended by the manufacturer, for a period of two years. Manuals and plans for the installation. The fuel cell stacks are not installed at this time. Fresh new fuel cells will be ordered and purchased to be delivered to the customer. The hydrogen plant only needs a small footprint of 24 ft x 100 ft, easy to install, handle and transport to the places where it is required. It does not require a hazardous classified area to operate. Technical services, such as installation and commissioning, are available.

Used 2,600 Nm3/hr (95,000 SCFH) Hydrogen Plant built in 1992. Designed by Howe Baker Engineering of USA. Product purity: 99.9%. Feedstock: Natural Gas. Inlet pressure approximately 50 PSIG. Compressed to approximately 370 PSIG at 190 degrees F. Feed gas stream is preheated to approximately 750 degrees F. Uses cobalt-moly hydrotreating catalyst. Desulfurizers and zinc oxide catalyst. Superheated to 950 F in the reformer convection section reformer feed preheat coil. Syngas reforming at a temperature of approximately 1440 degrees F. Flue gas from the reformer at approximately 1900 degrees F.

Used 2,550 Nm3/hr (90,000 SCFH) HydroChem Process Hydrogen Plant built in 1980. Shut down in 2012. Produce hydrogen product at 99.99% purity at 200 psig. Its reformer originally had 20 tubes, now totally 15 tubes available. Waste heat boiler generates up to 5,000 Lbs/hr steam at 250 psig. Natural gas compressor and reformer burner are missing. Catalyst still in vessels, need to be discharged and disposed. PSA vessels replaced in 1998, switch vales installed in 2008/2009.

Used 2,350 NM3/HR (83,000 SCFH) Hydrogen Plant designed by Hydro-Chem (a Linde company) for sale. The plant produced hydrogen product of 99.9% purity at 250 PSIG at 150 degree F for refinery hydrotreating process. The plant was built in 1993, shut down in 2012. Syngas reformer 11' Dia X 27'-7" long, with 20 reforming tubes. The plant has been well maintained and preserved since the shutdown. Full technical documents available.

Used 18,500 Nm3/hr (653,000 SCFH) Hydro-Chem (Now Linde) designed Syngas Reforming (Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide) Plant built in 2016, skid mounted. Almost like new, immediately available for purchase. Operated for only a few months. This plant was designed to use landfill gas and/or natural gas to produce synthesis gas, which is then converted into paraffinic naphtha, diesel and wax by Fischer-Tropsch process. The syngas output flow rate is at 500 °F and 175 psig. The syngas has the following composition (mol %): Hydrogen 43.01, Carbon Monoxide 16.37, Carbon Dioxide 8.34, Nitrogen 3.90, Methane 1.42, Argon 0.16, Water 26.79. Capacity may be varied from the control panel from 100% of design to 40% of design. The syngas can also be further processed depending on the desired final products such as ammonia and methanol. Plant is currently dismantled and stored. Immediately available for shipment.

Used 13,200 Nm3/hr (466,000 SCFH) Linde process HyCo (Syngas) Plant built in 1991. Design capacity 10,000 Nm3/hr hydrogen, 3,200 Nm3/hr carbon dioxide. Turndown ratio 30%. Started in 1991, technical upgrades in 1998 and 2002, still in operation, will shut down soon. Natural gas feedstock. 42 reforming tubes, last replaced in 2010. Include pressure swing absorption (PSA) hydrogen purification system. Product purity H2 99.99%, CO 99%. Consumption: 2912 Kg/h natural gas as fuel, 1004 Kg/h natural gas feed to reforming, 23 tons/h water for syngas plant process, 271 m3/h water as cooling water. All equipment annually inspected, in excellent condition.

Used 1,500 Nm3/hr (55,000 SCFH) Glitsch Designed Steam-Methane-Reforming (SMR) process Hydrogen Plant built in 1995. Shutdown 2006. Natural gas feedstock. Reforming catalyst type G90-B. Include pressure swing absorption (PSA) hydrogen purification system. Product purity 99.99%, pressure 208 psig, temperature 100 °F, dew point -56 °C. Export steam 5410 lbs/hr at 250 psig, 407 °F. Electrical consumption 112 KW. Most equipment skid-mounted for easy relocation. Currently mothballed and under nitrogen blanket.