Basis of calculation (CH4+CH3SH) (kmol/hr)

H2/CH4
% CH3SH to CH4
Reaction conversion

to produce H2 (ton/yr)
to produce H2 (kg/hr)
to produce H2 (kmol/hr)
for 100 kmol/hr basis produced H2 (kg/hr)
Scale ratio
inlet feed (kmol/hr)

Component Mw (g/mol) S5 (kmol/hr)

H2 2 258.60848516834
CH4 16
CH3SH 48
H2S 34
CO 28
CO2 44
H2O 18
total 258.60848516834
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0.999

80000
10000
5000
696.032846265
14.3671380649078
1436.71380649078

696.032846265

Material Balance on Mixer-1

S5 (kg/hr) X5 mass fraction S6 (kmol/hr)
517.216970336681 1
2701.02195620266
172.405656778894

517.216970336681 1 2873.42761298156
total in (kmol/hr)
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aterial Balance on Mixer-1

S6 (kg/hr) X6 mass fraction S7 (kmol/hr) S7 (kg/hr)
258.60848516834 517.216970336681
43216.3512992426 0.839285714285714 2701.02195620266 43216.3512992426
8275.47152538689 0.160714285714286 172.405656778894 8275.47152538689

𝐶𝐻_3 𝑆𝐻+𝐻_2→𝐶𝐻_4+𝐻_2 𝑆

51491.8228246295 1 3132.0360981499 52009.0397949662

52009.0397949662 total out
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Material Balance on R-1

X7 mass fraction S7 (kmol/hr) S7 (kg/hr) X7 mass fraction S8 (kmol/hr)
0.009944751381215 258.60848516834 517.216970336681 0.009944751381215 86.375234046226
0.830939226519337 2701.0219562027 43216.3512992426 0.830939226519337 2873.2552073248
0.159116022099447 172.40565677889 8275.47152538689 0.159116022099447 0.1724056567789
172.23325112212

1 3132.0360981499 52009.0397949662 1 3132.0360981499

52009.0397949662
R-1 Material balance on AB-1
S8 (kg/hr) X8 mass fraction S9 (kmol/hr) S10 (kmol/hr) S10(kg/hr) X10
172.750468092451 0.003321546961326 86.37523404623 86.3752340462 172.75046809 0.003743
45972.0833171965 0.883924861878453 2873.255207325 2873.25520732 45972.083317 0.996078
8.27547152538682 0.000159116022099 0.172405656779 0.17240565678 8.2754715254 0.000179
5855.9305381519 0.112594475138122 172.2332511221

AB efficiency 100%

52009.0397949662 1 3132.03609815 2959.80284703 46153.109257 1

total in 52009.03979497 total out 52009.0397949662
al balance on AB-1
bottom (kmol/hr) bottom (kg/hr)
0 0
0 0
0 0
172.233251122115 5855.9305381519
0
00% 0
0
172.233251122115 5855.9305381519
52009.0397949662
 Reaction taking place in the reformer: 𝐶𝐻_4+𝐻_2 𝑂 →𝐶𝑂+3𝐻_2

Conversion of Methane 90%

molecular weight mass flow mass fraction mole flow mole fraction
kg/kmol kg/hr xi kmol/hr yi

feed inlet

CH4 16 100 1 6.25 1

Steam inlet

H2O 18 400 1 22.222222222 1

Stream out

CH4 16 10 0.02 0.625 0.0157342657

H2O 18 298.75 0.5975 16.597222222 0.4178321678
CO 28 157.5 0.315 5.625 0.1416083916
H2 2 33.75 0.0675 16.875 0.4248251748
Total 500 1 39.722222222 1
𝐶𝑂+3𝐻_2

total mas flowrate in 500

total mas flowrate out 500
 conversion of CO 99%

mr kg/kmol mass flow kg/hr mole flow kmol/hr

feed inlet
CO 28 100 3.57142857142857

H2O 18 100 5.55555555555556

H2 2 100 50

stream out
mol%
CO 28 1 0.03571428571429 0.0686080195
H2O 18 36.357142857143 2.01984126984127 3.8801646592
CO2 44 155.57142857143 3.53571428571429 6.792193932
H2 2 92.928571428572 46.4642857142857 89.259033389
total 52.0555555555556
total mass flowrate in 300
total mass flowrate out 300
 CO + H2O ⇌ CO2 + H2
conversion of CO 99%

mr kg/kmol mass flow kg/hr mole flow kmol/hr

feed inlet
CO 28 #REF! #REF!

H2O 18 #REF! #REF!

H2 2 #REF! #REF!

stream out
mol%
CO 28 #REF! #REF! #REF!
H2O 18 #REF! #REF! #REF!
CO2 44 #REF! #REF! #REF!
H2 2 #REF! #REF! #REF!
total #REF! #REF!

Conversion of CO 99%

molecular weight mass flow mass fraction mole flow mole fraction
kg/kmol kg/hr xi kmol/hr yi

feed inlet

CO 28 #REF! 1 #REF! 1

Steam inlet

H2O 18 #REF! 1 #REF! 1

H2 2 #REF! #REF!
Stream out

CO 28 #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!

H2O 18 #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!
CO2 44 #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!
H2 2 #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!
Total #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!
basis 100

total mass flowrate in #REF!

total mass flowrate out #REF!

total mas flowrate in #REF!

total mas flowrate out #REF!
 CO + H2O ⇌ CO2 + H2
conversion of CO 99%

mr kg/kmol mass flow kg/hr mole flow kmol/hr

feed inlet
CO 28 100 3.57142857142857

H2O 18 100 5.55555555555556

H2 2 100 50

stream out
mol%
CO 28 1 0.03571428571429 0.0686080195
H2O 18 36.357142857143 2.01984126984127 3.8801646592
CO2 44 155.57142857143 3.53571428571429 6.792193932
H2 2 92.928571428572 46.4642857142857 89.259033389
total 52.0555555555556

component mr
CO
H2O
CO2
H2
basis 100

total mass flowrate in 300

total mass flowrate out 300
Basis: 100 Scaling Factor
Assumption: CO2 removal in CO2 absorber = 97%
Assumption: CO2 removal in CO2 stripper = 99%

99% H2 inert in outlet gas leaving absorber

1% CO2 in outlet gas leaving absorber : 0.9696969697

Total outlet gas leaving absorber 75.7575757576

=
Lean amine (MDEA) in rich amine stream 99.50% 0.995
CO2 in rich amine stream 0.50% 0.005

CO2 Removed in stripper 99% 0.99

CO2 Removed not stripper 1% 0.01
Liquid stream (MDEA+CO2) fed to aborb 48.97459442

CO2 Absorber
Stream No. S1 syngas S2 lean S3 RICH (OUTLET) S4 H2 (OUTLET)
Molar Flow Rate Molecular Weight
(kmol/h) (kg/kmol)
Component
CO2 25 0.24487297215 24.24242424242 0.75757575758 44
H2 75 0 0 75 2
MDEA 0 270.864 270.864 0 119
total gas flow 1251.35 32243.5904108 33299.48266667 184.683333333

CO2 Stripper
Stream No. S5 Rich amine (IN) S6 Solvent (OUT)S7 co2 (OUTLET) Molecular WeighMass Flow Rate
(kg/kmol) (kg/h)

Component
CO2 24.2424242424242 0.24487297215 0 44 1110.7744107744
MDEA 270.864 270.864 0 119 32232.816
Total flow 295.106424242424 271.108872972 33343.590410774
fraction. (CO2) 0.082148073545527 0.00090322744 0.0333129815083
mole % (CO2) 8.21480735455273 0.09032274358
0.16308634665
 aw/a 0.214146144
aw 41.54435193

n 1.162
Tc 678
T 303.15
A 74.94

sigma (dynes/cm) 37.6397922

T 30
A B C D
-12.093 2.97E+03 1.65E-02 -1.01E-05

viscosity (cp) 1.771854476

59.13634462 cp

Mass Flow Rate

(kg/h)

1110.77441077
150
32232.816
303.15
KL 1.831609E-06 3.070808E-09
596.4584
adsorption efficieny 100%
separation efficiency 100%
component S20 (kmol/hr) mw (g/mol) S20 (kg/hr) S21 (kmol/hr)
Methane 20 16.02 320.4 0.02
CO2 10 44 440 0.01
H2 500 2 1000 500
sum 1760.4
in out
Check 1760.4 1760.4

conversion 99%
recyled off gas input
component s22 kmol/hr mr s22 kg/hr
methane 19.98 16 320.0796
CO2 9.99 44 439.56
H2 0 2 0
total 0 759.6396
mw (g/mol) S21 (kg/hr) S22 (kmol/hr) mw (g/mol)
16.02 0.320399999999993 19.98 16.02
44 0.439999999999991 9.99 44
2 1000 0 2
1000.7604

output
kmol/hr kg/hr
S22 (kg/hr)
320.0796
439.56
0
759.6396