Abstract: A process for cleaning gases from a gasification unit comprising the steps of: gasifying a fuel to raw synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide and steam in a gasification reactor in the presence of a calcium-containing compound and steam removing halogen compounds from the raw synthesis gas catalytic conversion of carbon monoxide and steam in the raw synthesis gas to carbon dioxide and hydrogen in a water gas shift conversion step to provide a shifted gas contacting the shifted gas with a solid sulphur sorbent regenerating the solid sulphur sorbent by passing a stream of steam through the solid sulphur sorbent counter current to the flow direction of the shifted gas to provide a hydrogen sulphide-containing stream of steam transferring the hydrogen sulphide-containing stream of steam from the solid sulphur sorbent directly to the gasification reactor removing the cleaned shifted gas from the solid sulphur sorbent.

Abstract: Process for selectively reforming ethanol to a hydrogen-rich product in the presence of at least one catalyst comprising a catalytically active material supported on a carrier, the process comprising the following steps in which the at least one catalyst is active: transferring a stream of ethanol and steam and a hydrogen-comprising stream, the molar ratio of ethanol to hydrogen being 0.2-1, to a dehydration/hydrogenation reactor for dehydrating ethanol to ethylene and for hydrogenating ethylene to produce an ethane-containing stream, adiabatically pre-reforming the ethane-comprising stream to a stream comprising methane, steam reforming the stream comprising methane to produce a mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide, converting the mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide from the steam reforming step under water gas shift conditions to produce a hydrogen-rich product stream.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a hydrogen-rich stream comprising contacting a carbon monoxide-containing gas, methanol and water in at least one shift step in the presence of a catalyst comprising copper, zinc and aluminium and/or chromium at a shift inlet temperature of at least 280° C. and a pressure of at least 2.0 MPa.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a hydrogen-rich stream comprising contacting a process gas containing carbon monoxide and water, the process gas further including dimethyl ether or a dimethyl ether/methanol mixture in at least one shift step in the presence of an ether hydration catalyst selected from the group of solid acids and a methanol decomposition catalyst comprising copper, zinc and aluminum and/or chromium.

Abstract: Process for the removal of organic and/or inorganic sulfur from an ammonia stream by passing said stream through a fixed bed of sulfur absorbent in a sulfur absorber and withdrawing a sulfur-free ammonia stream, wherein said sulfur absorbent is a catalyst having a total nickel content in reduced form in the range 10 wt % to 70 wt % with the balance being a carrier material selected from the group of alumina, magnesium alumina spinel, silica, titania, magnesia, zirconia and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Process for production of synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen by reforming of methanol including the steps of: (a) introducing methanol in liquid phase into a reactor containing a solid methanol reforming catalyst suspended in a liquid phase of methanol and water; (b) reacting the liquid phase of methanol and water in presence of the suspended catalyst at a pressure and temperature, where methanol is maintained in the liquid phase; and (c) withdrawing from the reactor a gas phase of synthesis gas being produced during reaction of the liquid methanol and water phase.

Abstract: A process for the treatment of synthesis gas to increase content of hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide in the gas comprising the step of contacting the synthesis gas with a catalyst comprising oxides of manganese and zirconium, which metals are present in a molar ratio Mn/Zr of between 0.05 to 5.00.

Abstract: The present invention is a novel process for methanol production in a liquid phase reactor from a synthesis gas comprising of hydrogen, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. The liquid phase reactor contains a solid catalyst suspended in methanol. In this innovation, methanol acts both as a product and as a suspension medium for the catalyst. The new innovation exploits the condensing conditions for methanol production. By operating at condensing conditions, the methanol partial pressure at equilibrium is higher than the boiling pressure of methanol at the given temperature. Hence the produced methanol of the equilibrium composition condenses creating the potential of more gas to be converted. Since equilibrium is not a limiting factor, high conversions can be obtained.

Abstract: Method of operating a compression engine on dimethylether containing fuel obtained by conversion of methanol primary fuel, comprising the steps of: (a) pressurising the primary methanol fuel in its liquid form to a final engine injection pressure; (b) preheating the pressurised primary fuel by heat contained in engine exhaust gas; (c) introducing and converting the primary fuel at injection temperature of the engine and the injection pressure to dimethylether containing fuel by contact with a methanol dehydration catalyst; and (d) injection the dimethylether containing fuel at the injection pressure and temperature into the engine.

Abstract: Process for the dehydrogenation of a hydrocarbon feed comprising a step of dehydrogenating the hydrocarbon feed and a step of removing hydrogen being formed by dehydrogenation reactions, wherein the dehydrogenation and hydrogen removal steps are performed simultaneously in presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst being combined with a metal compound being reduced in presence of hydrogen.