18483961. PYROLYSIS OF WASTE FLARE GAS FOR POWER GENERATION (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)
PYROLYSIS OF WASTE FLARE GAS FOR POWER GENERATION
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Wael F. Al-blaies of Dhahran SA
Ayidh A. Al-qahtani of Dammam SA
Mohammed A. Al-mahmood of Dhahran SA
Fawaz Al-warthan of Dhahran SA
Abdullmajeed I. Al Sanad of Dhahran SA
PYROLYSIS OF WASTE FLARE GAS FOR POWER GENERATION
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18483961 titled 'PYROLYSIS OF WASTE FLARE GAS FOR POWER GENERATION
Original Abstract Submitted
A portion of a flare gas flowing in a flare header of a gas processing plant is flowed through a methane pipe branching from the flare header to a pyrolysis chamber. The flare gas includes methane. The portion of the flare gas is heated within the pyrolysis chamber in the absence of oxygen to thermally decompose the methane into hydrogen and solid carbon. The hydrogen from the pyrolysis chamber is flowed through a hydrogen pipe to a fuel gas header flowing a fuel gas comprising at least one hydrocarbon. The hydrogen and the fuel gas mix within the fuel gas header to form a fuel mixture. The fuel mixture is combusted to generate electrical power. At least a portion of the generated electrical power is provided to the pyrolysis chamber to heat the portion of the flare gas.