據(jù)烴加工在線9月1日消息，巴斯夫、沙比克和林德已經(jīng)開始建設(shè)世界上首個大型電加熱蒸汽裂解爐示范裝置。通過使用來自于可再生資源的電力替代天然氣，與目前常用的技術(shù)相比，新技術(shù)有可能減少蒸汽裂解生產(chǎn)過程中至少90%的二氧化碳排放，蒸汽裂解是化學(xué)工業(yè)中能源最密集的生產(chǎn)過程之一。

該示范裝置將完全集成到巴斯夫位于德國路德維希港的Verbund工廠現(xiàn)有的一套蒸汽裂解裝置中。它將測試兩種不同的加熱概念，每小時處理大約4噸碳氫化合物，消耗6兆瓦的可再生能源。該示范裝置的投產(chǎn)時間定于2023年。

巴斯夫和沙比克正在共同投資該項目，示范裝置將由巴斯夫運營。林德是該項目的工程、采購和施工合作伙伴，并將在未來商業(yè)化該技術(shù)。

為了支持這種新型爐技術(shù)的發(fā)展，該項目已獲得德國聯(lián)邦經(jīng)濟事務(wù)和氣候行動部“工業(yè)脫碳”資助計劃的1480萬歐元?！肮I(yè)脫碳”資助計劃正在支持德國能源密集型產(chǎn)業(yè)實現(xiàn)碳中和的努力。

巴斯夫執(zhí)行董事會主席薄睦樂博士表示：“巴斯夫的使命是實現(xiàn)氣候中和，而巨大能源密集型蒸汽裂解裝置的電氣化是我們向凈零排放轉(zhuǎn)型的一個重要里程碑。我們?yōu)榘退狗颢@得德國聯(lián)邦經(jīng)濟事務(wù)和氣候行動部的項目資助感到自豪，因為這證明了我們的方法也得到了政策制定者的支持?！?/p>

沙比克副董事長兼首席執(zhí)行官表示：“我們的愿景是轉(zhuǎn)型我們的業(yè)務(wù)，并通過有效的碳管理來幫助應(yīng)對緊迫的全球挑戰(zhàn)。該項目對全球所有石化行業(yè)向低碳排放工藝轉(zhuǎn)變有著巨大的潛力。隨著我們今天共同宣布的建設(shè)開始的里程碑，我們希望我們的三方合作能夠激發(fā)更多的合作，最終通過循環(huán)碳經(jīng)濟使世界實現(xiàn)凈零溫室氣體排放。”

林德集團執(zhí)行副總裁兼林德工程首席執(zhí)行官Juergen Nowicki表示：“這個項目展示了全球公司如何通過結(jié)合他們在技術(shù)開發(fā)、工程、采購和施工執(zhí)行和運營方面的專業(yè)知識成功合作。示范裝置的及時交付將是為石化行業(yè)提供可持續(xù)解決方案道路上的一個重要里程碑。我們很自豪能成為這個突破性項目的一部分。”

該示范裝置旨在表明，連續(xù)生產(chǎn)烯烴是可能的用電作為熱源。該裝置的設(shè)計方式可以同時測試兩種加熱概念：直接加熱將電流直接施加到反應(yīng)器內(nèi)部的工藝管；間接加熱使用放置在管子周圍的加熱元件的輻射熱量。測試這兩個概念將能夠靈活地應(yīng)對不同的客戶和站點的需求。蒸汽裂解裝置在基本化學(xué)品的生產(chǎn)中起著核心作用，需要大量的能量才能將碳氫化合物分解成烯烴和芳烴。通常，反應(yīng)是在溫度約為850度的熔爐中進行的。如今，這些溫度是通過燃燒化石燃料達到的。該項目旨在通過可再生電力來減少二氧化碳排放。

龐曉華 摘譯自 烴加工在線

原文如下：

BASF, SABIC and Linde begin construction of demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracker furnaces

BASF, SABIC and Linde have started construction of the world’s first demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracker furnaces. By using electricity from renewable sources instead of natural gas, the new technology has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions of one of the most energy-intensive production processes in the chemical industry by at least 90% compared to technologies commonly used today.

The demonstration plant will be fully integrated into one of the existing steam crackers at BASF’s Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. It will test two different heating concepts, processing around 4 tons of hydrocarbon per hour and consuming 6 megawatts of renewable energy. The start-up of the demonstration plant is targeted for 2023.

BASF and SABIC are investing together into the project and the demonstration plant will be operated by BASF. Linde is the engineering, procurement and construction partner for the project and in the future will commercialize the developed technologies.

To support the development of the novel furnace technology, the project has been granted 14.8 MM by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action under its “Decarbonization in Industry” funding program.

The program is supporting energy-intensive industries in Germany in their efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.

“BASF’s mission is to achieve climate neutrality, and electrification of the hugely energy-intense steam cracker is a significant milestone in our transformation journey towards net zero,” said Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE.

“We are proud that BASF has been granted project funding by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, as it is a testament to the support of our approach also by policymakers.”

Yousef Al-Benyan, Vice-Chairman and CEO of SABIC said: “Our vision is to transform our business and to help address urgent global challenges through efficient carbon management. This project holds huge potential for all of the petrochemical industry around the world in our drive for low carbon emitting processes. With the milestone we are jointly announcing today on the start of construction, we hope that our three-party collaboration can inspire many more collaborations that ultimately bring the world to net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions through a circular carbon economy.”

“This project demonstrates how global companies can successfully collaborate by combining their expertise in technology development, engineering, procurement and construction execution and operation. The timely delivery of the demonstration plant will be a major milestone on the path to making sustainable solutions available to the petrochemical industry. We are proud to be part of this breakthrough project,” said Jürgen Nowicki, Executive Vice President Linde plc and CEO of Linde Engineering.

The demonstration plant aims to show that continuous olefin production is possible using electricity as a heat source. The plant is designed in a way that two heating concepts can be tested in parallel: Direct heating applies an electric current directly to the process tubes inside the reactor; indirect heating uses radiative heat of heating elements placed around the tubes.

Testing these two concepts will make it possible to react flexibly to different customer and site requirements. Steam crackers play a central role in the production of basic chemicals and require a significant amount of energy to break down hydrocarbons into olefins and aromatics. Typically, the reaction is conducted in furnaces at temperatures of about 850 degrees Page 3 Celsius.

Today these temperatures are reached by burning fossil fuels. The project aims to reduce the CO2 emissions by powering the process with electricity.