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Status for the Technology of Hydrogen Production from Natural Gas

천연가스를 이용한 수소 제조 기술 현황

  • Bak, Young-Cheol (Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Research Institute, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Cho, Kwang-Ju (Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Research Institute, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 박영철 (경상대학교 화학공학과, 공학연구원) ;
  • 조광주 (경상대학교 화학공학과, 공학연구원)
  • Received : 2005.01.18
  • Accepted : 2005.04.01
  • Published : 2005.06.30
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Abstract

Hydrogen energy will be considered one of the most important energy carries for the future not only as raw material of petroleum chemical industry but also as the fuel of the fuel cell. The hydrogen production based upon the water electrolysis system combined renewable energy or atomic power energy is being watched as long-term hydrogen sources. Hydrogen from fossil fuel, especially natural gas steam reforming, is the economical mass production method at this time. But the cost of $CO_2$ reduction is added in the economic analysis of hydrogen production processes. Therefore many different results are suggested from these analyses about old processes, and modified schemes are studying for the efficient development. In this review, status for the technology of hydrogen production from natural gas are summarized.

수소에너지는 기존의 석유화학공업의 원료로서 뿐만 아니라 연료전지와 연계하여 소요량이 급속히 증가할 것으로 예측된다. 장기적으로는 재생에너지를 사용한 물 전기분해, 원자력을 이용한 수소 제조가 주목받고 있지만, 안정된 기술이 확보되기까지는 화석연료를 사용한 수소 제조법이 대용량 수소 제조법 중 가장 경제적인 것으로 분석되고 있다. 현재 화석 연료 중 천연가스를 이용한 수증기 개질 수소 제조법이 상업적인 공정으로 채택되고 있으나 $CO_2$ 분리 처리 비용이 경제성 평가에 중요한 항목으로 부각되고 있다. 따라서 천연가스를 이용한 수소 제조에도 다양한 공정이 제안되고 있으므로 천연가스를 원료로 한 수소 제조 기술의 개발 현황을 살펴보았다.

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