The funniest thing about this Laurel and Hardy show is the fact they are obviously working backward by 'researching' problems and then trying to shoehorn them onto EDE methane pyrolysis process for the purpose of FUD. They have shown they know absolutely nothing about it with their "it's burning" there's "oxygen involved", it's "dirty" it produces "water, carbon monoxide and/or jelly beans that will destroy a fuel cell that runs on Hythane at 50 paces"???
Here's the reality;
"Sources of Hydrogen Impurities[edit]
The presence of impurities in hydrogen depends on the feedstock and the production process. Hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water may routinely include trace oxygen and water, which must be usually be removed prior to use. Hydrogen produced by (steam) reforming of hydrocarbons is produced as a mixture with a stoichiometric mixture with carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide which must be separated, additionally trace impurities from the feedstock such as sulphur compounds may be present in the final hydrogen supply.
Impurities may also be introduced during storage, distribution, dispensing or as a result of equipment malfunction. Examples of this include distribution of hydrogen through repurposed gas networks which may be contaminated with a range of impurities or malfunctioning of equipment at refuelling stations.[1] Some impurities may be added deliberately, for example odorants to aid detection of gas leaks."
Notice how nothing is mentioned about methane pyrolysis. Because it doesn't use water, it is a no oxygen environment, and the separation of the hydrogen is simplified by only having to deal with the natural gas with barely minute trace of other compounds from the feedstock, not major components of the process like the ones mentioned.
And for the record, that huge Monolith plant? It's about the various configurations needed to achieve the carbon black morphology and it's preparation for sale. The natural gas is not purified and again, methane pyrolysis benefits by the hydrogen being simple to separate to a high purity. Hence why all the Monolith Materials patents deal with carbon black and ramping up the system to produce more carbon black. The high purity hydrogen is a given of the process.
"Carbon black from natural gas
WO EP US CN JP KR CA MX US10808097B2 Ned J. Hardman Monolith Materials, Inc. Priority 2015-09-14 • Filed 2016-09-12 • Granted 2020-10-20 • Published 2020-10-20
Carbon black generating system
WO EP US CN JP KR BR CA MX JP2021105177A ネッド ジェイ． ハードマン， Monolith Materials Inc Priority 2015-02-03 • Filed 2021-03-30 • Published 2021-07-26
Plasma torch design
WO EP US CN JP KR CA MX RU SA JP2020205279A アレクサンダー エフ． ホアマン， Monolith Materials Inc Priority 2014-01-31 • Filed 2020-09-15 • Published 2020-12-24
To achieve more efficient and effective manufacturing processes such as changing energy source flow rates and other conditions, changing raw material flow rates and other conditions, increasing production rates, increasing yields, and reducing manufacturing equipment wear characteristics though …
Use of feedstock in carbon black plasma process
WO US US20190048200A1 Peter L. Johnson Monolith Materials, Inc. Priority 2014-01-30 • Filed 2018-10-12 • Published 2019-02-14
Plasma gas throat assembly and method
WO US CA MX US11203692B2 Alexander F. Hoermann Monolith Materials, Inc. Priority 2014-01-30 • Filed 2018-11-05 • Granted 2021-12-21 • Published 2021-12-21
A method and apparatus for making carbon black having increased surface area, reduced grit and/or reduced extract levels. A plasma gas is flowed into a plasma forming region to form a plasma. The plasma then flows through a throat region which is narrower than the plasma forming section, which is …"
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