SUSTAINABLE PROCESSINDUSTRYEUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL

COMPETTIVENESS TROUGH

RESOURCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

SPIRE Brokerage eventOctober 22nd 2013

Project Idea Presentation:Convert Chem2Steel and Steel2ChemCross sectorial use of process gases as feedstock for steel and basic chemicals (BFI)

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BFI-VDEh Institut GmbH• private research institute, founded in 1968• non-profit limited liability company• sole stockholder: Steel Institute VDEh • staff of 140 people, 70 % with academic degree• budget approx. 15 Mio €, up to 6 % from VDEh,

94 % from industry, EU, BMBF, …

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Project Idea ConceptConverting Process Gases into Feedstock for Chemicals and Ironmaking

Stahlindustrie EnergiewirtschaftSteel Industry Energy Management

Steam

A lot of combustible process gases are used for energy supply• Iron and Steel works• Chemical industry• Petroleum refineries

Utilisation as feedstock for chemicals as well as ironmaking andAlternative coverage of the resulting energy gap shall give additionaleconomic valueChemical industry has shown that in their chemical park concepts To extend that concept crossing the boarders of branches it isnecessary to get suitable technical solutions

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Project Idea ConceptConverting Process Gases into Feedstock for Chemicals and Ironmaking

Stahlindustrie

• Cleaning• Separation• Conditioning• CO2-Activation

Steel Production

Energiewirtschaft

Basic ChemicalsFuels

Polymeres

Steam

Process Gas

Steel Industry Energy Management Chemical Industry

Syngas

Gas Processing SynthesesChemical / Biochemical

Steam

Reductant

Process Gas

Steam

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Example Steelwork Gases

Link to Spire Roadmap and Call Topic:

SPIRE 2. Key Component: Process KA 2.5: New energy and resource management

concepts (including industrial symbiosis)

Calorific

Value

[kJ/m3]

Component [Vol. %]

H2 CO CO2 N2 CH4 C2H6 SKW O2

Coke Oven 16.000 60,1 6,4 2,0 6,9 22,7 0,5 2,0 0,0

Converter 10.000 4,1 67,3 15,4 13,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,5

Blast Furnace 4.000 3,9 23,6 23,8 48,7 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0

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Example: Process gas from Propylene plant

Link to Spire Roadmap and Call Topic:

SPIRE 2. Key Component: Process KA 2.5: New energy and resource management

concepts (including industrial symbiosis)

Gas out of the dehydrogenation due tostoichiometry and process selectivity Hydrogen: 90 – 93% Hydrocarbons: difference

Gas out of LPG feedstock cleaningEthane-Butane mix

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Idea Impact

1. Cross-sectorial usage of process gas components (CO,H2) as feedstock for chemicals as well as reductant and for CO2 activation

2. Efficient use of the energy of exothermal conversion

3. Additional feedstock for chemical industry not to be covered by refineries

4. Additional reductant for steel industry

5. Reduction of CO2 Emission by holistic substance use

6. Connecting Steel, Chemical and Refinery Industry

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Project Consortium

Potential partners:

Integrated steel works

Petroleum Refinery

Chemical industry

Plant builders (petrol chemistry, DRI processes)

Research institutions (petrol chemistry, reactor design, process integration, ressource consumption modeling)

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Contact details

VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH

Michael Hensmann

Project Leader

Department Process Chemistry and Resource

Technology Feedstock

michael.hensmann@bfi.de

Tel +49(0)211 6707-206