Meeting an Increased Demand for Lower-Carbon Products
Decarbonizing the Chemical Industry
Carbon Reduction in Steam Production
In boilers and furnaces, one way to reduce the carbon intensity is to replace fossil fuels, such as natural gas, with hydrogen produced from renewable feedstock or carbon-free power. Different levels of hydrogen enrichment of natural gas streams will help identify the operational variations, efficiencies, and emissions output of the application at various fuel blend levels. The blend will have lower CO2 emissions than natural gas alone and generate the same amount of steam. Cost-effective steam generation replaces the conventional generation capacity with a flexible combination of hydrogen-ready, gas-fired generators.
Oxygen for Chemical Fermentation
Aerobic fermentation requires adequate levels of oxygen and is used to produce valuable chemicals like citric acid, lactic acid, and other organic compounds. Linde Green™ oxygen used in fermentation reduces the carbon footprint of the process since the oxygen was produced using carbon-free, sustainable energy sources like wind and solar power. Additionally, both liquid phase chemical oxidation and oxygen enriched aerobic fermentation processes can achieve considerable increases in production rate using Linde’s Direct Oxygen Injection (DOI) technology.