| Initial Engineering Design Study for Advanced CO2 Capture from Hydrogen Production Unit at Phillips 66 Rodeo Refinery |  |  |
Project Information
| Prime Performer: | Phillips 66 Company (Houston, TX) | Agreement Number: | FE0032109 | |
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| Project Duration: | 10/01/2021 - 07/31/2023 | Total Award Value: | $1,375,683 | |
| Technology Area: | Pre-Combustion Capture | DOE Share: | $991,272 | |
| Key Technology: | Solvents | Performer Share: | $384,411 | |
Project Description
Phillips 66, with the assistance of Worley Group Inc., will complete the initial design of a commercial-scale, advanced carbon capture and storage (CCS) system that separates and stores approximately 190,000 tonnes per year net carbon dioxide (CO2) with 90%+ carbon capture efficiency from the Rodeo Refinery hydrogen (H2) plant that produces H2 from natural gas via steam methane reforming (SMR). Phillips 66 will first select commercially available carbon capture technologies that best suit the existing hydrogen production unit and then select the most technically sound and economical CCS system design from three proposed options—Option 1: carbon capture from SMR flue gas and from pressure swing absorption (PSA) tail gas; Option 2: carbon capture from syngas before PSA and from SMR flue gas; and Option 3: carbon capture from SMR flue gas (i.e., post-combustion carbon capture only). By performing a techno-economic analysis (TEA) comparing these options, the highest-ranked CCS system configuration with the lowest impact to the levelized cost of hydrogen will be selected. Based on that outcome, the project team will further advance the engineering effort for completing the initial engineering design for the selected CCS configuration, such that it will have sufficient scope definition to proceed into the next phase of engineering. The project will conclude with a final TEA based on the final CCS configuration.
Project Benefits
Advancing the integration of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) into steam methane reforming (SMR) processes is critical to achieving net-zero or negative carbon emissions in the production of high-purity hydrogen from natural gas. The Carbon Capture Program aims to leverage past research in materials and systems development in carbon capture technologies for application to the conditions and process requirements of SMR plants to reduce the impact on the levelized cost of hydrogen while decreasing the carbon intensity. The completion of an initial design of a commercial-scale advanced CCUS system that separates, stores, and utilizes more than 100,000 tonnes/year net carbon dioxide (CO2) with 90%+ carbon capture efficiency—from an SMR facility producing hydrogen with 99.97% purity from natural gas—will provide the basis for subsequent deployment of CCUS projects.
Presentations, Papers, and Publications
- Project Technology Sheet (Sep 2022)
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