【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Technology】077-2023: Commissioning of the 10 largest battery fuel hydrogen production projects in China with a capacity of 10,000 Nm3/h each

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Ten years of rapid development in chemical technology – praise for China’s prosperity and strength. This is just a starting point; more participation will make things even more lively. HaiChuan becomes even better with your involvement; we welcome everyone to join in the forum discussions. Everyone should pay attention to safety and know how to handle emergencies. ********************************************* On June 12, 2023, China’s most productive facility of its kind, ZhongRong Technology’s plant with a capacity of 10,000 Nm3/h for converting coking off-gases into fuel hydrogen, was officially put into operation in the Qian’an Economic Development Zone. This project uses coking off-gases to produce hydrogen for fuel cells; it is currently the largest production line for battery fuel hydrogen in the country. It has been designated as a key construction project and a strategic emerging industry project in Hebei Province. The project is located in the Qianan Economic Development Zone in Hebei, with a total investment of 118 million yuan. It involves the construction of two advanced hydrogen production facilities for fuel cells, and 8 pieces of independent intellectual property have been developed as a result. Once the project is operational, it will be able to produce 7,200 tons of hydrogen for fuel cells each year, sufficient to meet the needs of 700 fuel cell-powered heavy trucks and other fuel cell vehicles. It is understood that the project uses pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology to purify hydrogen, a technique that can reduce energy consumption and improve purity. The hydrogen compressor uses a diaphragm compressor, which ensures a pollution-free compression process and offers a high compression ratio. In addition, a filling column integrated system has been developed for hydrogen filling, equipped with an advanced automatic metering and billing management system, which overcomes the limitations of existing pipe-and-valve filling methods and enables real-time filling management. Finally, the entire project achieves modernized production with centralized control and full automation through a DCS central integrated control system.