Method and apparatus for making a methane-rich gas from syngas

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PATENT NO 9045708
APP PUB NO 20130303638A1
SERIAL NO

13876002

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A methane-rich gas from synthesis gas is made in a methane reactor with a row of methanation stages and, at an upstream end of the row of methanation stages, a CO conversion stage. An incoming stream of synthesis gas containing CO and H2 is split into a plurality of partial streams, one of which is fed to the reactor upstream of the CO conversion stage. Each of the other partial syngas streams is fed to the reactor upstream of a respective one of the methanation stages such that methanation takes place in each of the methanation stages and gas exits from the stages and mixes with the partial syngas stream being fed to the next downstream stage. A plurality of partial streams are diverted from a product-gas stream issuing from the furthest downstream stage and are each fed to the reactor upstream of a respective one of the methanation stages.

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THYSSENKRUPP UHDE GMBH44141 DORTMUND

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Menzel, Johannes Waltrop, DE 115 667
Thielert, Holger Dortmund, DE 30 70

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