霍尼韦尔启动液态有机氢载体解决方案

据油气新闻网4月10日报道，一种能够实现清洁氢远距离运输的解决方案——霍尼韦尔液态有机氢载体(LOHC)，已经启动。这种具有成本效益的解决方案可以利用现有的炼油厂和运输基础设施，以满足各个行业对氢日益增长的需求。虽然氢气有望将在减少温室气体排放方面发挥关键作用，但在标准条件下，它是一种低密度的易燃气体，无法以气态有效运输。

现有资产

目前的运输解决方案包括液态氢和化学载体，如氨，这将需要额外的基础设施来适应新的运输量。霍尼韦尔UOP的LOHC解决方案利用现有的炼油厂和基础设施来创建和运输载体。

在霍尼韦尔LOHC解决方案中，氢气通过霍尼韦尔UOP甲苯饱和工艺进行化学结合，形成与现有基础设施兼容的方便液体载体。然后，这种载体可以像汽油或类似的碳氢化合物一样运输。

一旦到达目的地，使用霍尼韦尔UOP甲基环己烷脱氢工艺从载体中回收氢气。可以对现有的闲置炼油资产进行改造，从液体载体中释放氢气，用于多种商业和工业应用。霍尼韦尔LOHC解决方案中使用的载体很容易获得，并且需要最少的补给。

氢生态系统

霍尼韦尔UOP总裁Bryan Glover表示，随着企业越来越重视减少二氧化碳足迹和发展氢经济，霍尼韦尔LOHC可以提供一种远程运输选择，从而启动氢生态系统。我们的LOHC解决方案有助于能源转型，因为其利用了现有的炼油资产，并提供了整个氢气价值链的全面解决方案。从生产和转换、传输和储存，到分销和使用，目前的解决方案可以使运营更安全、更高效、更可靠。

LOHC是霍尼韦尔绿色氢气计划的一部分。该计划利用了数十年来在开发和制造用于天然气加工、炼油、钢铁和石化行业的市场领先膜和催化剂方面的研发和经验，以及最近开发用于电池和电力应用的新型膜的经验。

碳中和

霍尼韦尔最近承诺，到2035年，其运营和设施将实现碳中和。这一承诺建立在该公司大幅降低其运营和设施的温室气体强度的纪录以及数十年的创新历史之上，以帮助客户实现其环境和社会目标。

霍尼韦尔约有一半的新产品研发投资用于为客户改善环境和社会效益的产品。

郝芬 译自 油气新闻网

原文如下：

Honeywell launches Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier solution

Honeywell Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC), a solution that enables the long-distance transportation of clean hydrogen, has been launched. 

This cost-effective solution can help meet the growing requirements for hydrogen use across various industries by leveraging existing refinery and transportation infrastructure. 

While hydrogen is expected to play a critical role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, at standard conditions, it is a flammable gas with low density and cannot be transported efficiently in a gaseous form. 

Existing assets

Current solutions for transport include liquified hydrogen and chemical carriers such as ammonia, which would require additional infrastructure to accommodate new volume. Honeywell UOP’s LOHC solution utilises existing refining assets and infrastructure to create and transport the carrier. 

In the Honeywell LOHC solution, hydrogen gas is combined, chemically through the Honeywell UOP Toluene Saturation Process into a convenient liquid carrier compatible with existing infrastructure. The carrier can then be transported in the same way as gasoline or similar hydrocarbons. 

once at its destination, the hydrogen is recovered from the carrier using the Honeywell UOP Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation Process. Existing idle oil refining assets can be revamped to release the hydrogen from the liquid carrier for use in multiple commercial and industrial applications. The carrier used in the Honeywell LOHC solution is readily available and requires minimal makeup.

Hydrogen ecosystems

“With increased focus on companies reducing their carbon dioxide footprint and growing the hydrogen economy, Honeywell LOHC can offer a long-distance transport option that can kickstart hydrogen ecosystems,” said Bryan Glover, President, Honeywell UOP. 

“Our LOHC solution can aid in the energy transition because it utilises existing refining assets and offers comprehensive solutions across the hydrogen value chain. From production and conversion, transmission, and storage, to distribution and use, our ready-now solution can be used to make operations safer, more efficient, and more reliable.” 

LOHC is part of Honeywell’s Green Hydrogen programme. The programme leverages decades of research and development and experience in developing and manufacturing market-leading membranes and catalysts for gas processing, refining, steel, and petrochemical industries, as well as the experience in the most recent development of novel membranes for battery and power applications.

Carbon neutrality

Honeywell recently committed to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations and facilities by 2035. This commitment builds on the company's track record of sharply reducing the greenhouse gas intensity of its operations and facilities as well as its decades-long history of innovation to help customers meet their environmental and social goals. 

about half of Honeywell's new product introduction research and development investment is directed toward products that improve environmental and social outcomes for customers.