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A Low Cost Process to Convert

Natural Gas to

• Hydrogen/Syngas

• Sequestration Ready CO2

Stream

From Natural Gas to Billion Dollar Product market

Multi Billion Dollar Market

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Why do we need Hydrogen?Hydrogen is a key starting materials in chemical industry

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Why do we need synthesis gas (CO+H2)?Syngas is the precursor for most products we use everyday

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How do we prepare syngas & hydrogen from natural gas now?- Current commercial process: Methane Steam Reforming (SMR)

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What is our solution?

• NETL developed/patented CuO-Fe2O3

• CLC Heat generation -demonstrated in 50 KWthpilot scale CLC unit

Solution : Metal oxide/metal (oxygen carrier) to Produce heat – supplies oxygen for natural gas combustion –

Green Energy by chemical looping combustion (CLC) Produce H2 and syngas

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How does our solution work?

Bench scale tests100% methane conversion to

Hydrogen & Syngas !!!

One step hydrogen production with safe catalyst & green energy

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Competitive Advantage

CO2 Sequestration

• NETL Process – Sequestration ready CO2

• Commercial Process – NOT sequestration ready CO2

• Cost advantage X 2.5 times

Catalyst Safety & Cost

• NETL Process - Environmentally safe

• Commercial Process - Suspected carcinogen

• Estimated Cost• NETL Catalyst -> $0.11/kg• Commercial Catalyst -> S190/kg

Process Cost

• NETL Process –One step H2 - $5.38/GJ

• Commercial Process –Multi steps - $6.21 /GJ

(Cost analysis Ref. Abbas et al., 2010)

Green Friendly and $$ Savings!!!! Safe and $$ Savings!!!! $$ Savings!!!!

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Product MarketCarbon! Useful by-product

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Where are we now?Inventors: Dr. R.V. Siriwardane and Dr. H. Tian• U.S. Patent (approved) will

be issued shortly• One provisional patent

application

Team Expertise: Chemistry, materials, chemical engineering, mechanical Engineering

Prior Accomplishments 3 licenses 2 R&D 100 awards and finalist for

2016 17 patents, 6 patent applications

Successful Demonstrations:

• 50 KWth CLC pilot scale demonstrations with the patented OC for heat production

• Bench scale reactor demonstrations for H2 and syngas productions

Industry Collaborators

• Nexceris : Commercial scale production of OC

• Applied Minerals: Provide minerals for preparations

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What do we need next?

Looking for a partner • To work together for

scaling up • Pilot scale

demonstrations• Licensing the

technology

Partner with interests in• H2 and syngas use• Green energy• Down stream methane

processing

Ways to work with Industry at NETL

• Commercialization proposals to get DOE funds

• Licenses• Cooperative Research and

Development Agreements• Contributed Funds

Agreements• Non-Disclosure Agreements

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Recap–From Natural gas to Billion Dollar Product MarketDr. Ranjani Siriwardane (Ranjani.Siriwardane@netl.doe.gov- 304-285-4513)

Multi Billion Dollar Market

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