Syngas ratio adjustment for optimal H₂/CO
Achieve the precise H₂/CO ratio your process demands. Our highly selective membrane systems efficiently remove excess hydrogen, maximizing production, lowering capital costs, and ensuring rapid payback.
In syngas applications (like methanol and gas-to-liquids), an imbalanced H₂/CO ratio directly impacts efficiency and yield. Our membrane technology provides precise, on-demand ratio adjustment in challenging environments.
Air Liquide offers the market's most selective membranes for H₂/CO separation. Our technology is engineered for high performance and low total cost of ownership.
Key customer benefits
- Maximized retention: Attainable CO retention rates over 99%.
- Low capital, small footprint: High-permeability hollow fiber membranes result in compact, skid-mounted systems.
- Fast payback: Estimated payback period of less than a year due to superior efficiency.
- Ultimate control: Unrestrained turndown capabilities and automated systems for ease of operation, safety, and precise ratio control.
- Simple operation: No moving parts and a cartridge design for simple installation and minimal maintenance.
The membrane advantage
- Our core technology is based on high-selectivity polymeric hollow fiber membranes. Hydrogen, the "fast" gas, permeates the membrane much quicker than carbon monoxide (the "slow" gas). This selective removal process enables you to tune the H₂/CO ratio to your exact needs, yielding an optimized syngas stream and a high-quality, low-pressure hydrogen co-product.
- The hollow fiber design maximizes surface area for better packing efficiency, reduced weight, and fewer modules.
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35+ years of experience in gas separation membranes
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35+ years of experience in hydrogen separation
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200+ hydrogen purification units using our membranes worldwide
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How does Air Liquide's membrane technology adjust the Syngas H₂/CO ratio for optimal production?
Air Liquide provides precise, on-demand ratio adjustment using highly selective polymeric hollow fiber membranes. This technology is engineered for H₂/CO separation, where hydrogen (the "fast" gas) permeates the membrane much quicker than carbon monoxide (the "slow" gas). This selective removal process allows customers in syngas applications, such as methanol and gas-to-liquids, to tune the H₂/CO ratio to their exact specifications, maximizing their overall efficiency and yield.
What is the typical return on investment (ROI) or payback period for implementing the Syngas Ratio Adjustment system?
The Syngas Ratio Adjustment system is designed for high performance and low total cost of ownership. Due to its superior efficiency, which leads to maximized production, Air Liquide estimates a rapid payback period, often less than a year. The compact, skid-mounted design, resulting from high-permeability hollow fiber membranes, also contributes to lower capital costs.
What level of CO retention and control can Air Liquide's H₂/CO separation membranes achieve?
Air Liquide offers the market’s most selective membranes for H₂/CO separation, capable of attaining CO retention rates over 99%. Furthermore, the system provides ultimate control with unrestrained turndown capabilities and automated systems, ensuring both precise ratio control and simple, minimal-maintenance operation.
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