BASF assisted Japan's first demonstration project of producing blue hydrogen blue ammonia from domestic natural gas with carbon dioxide capture technology- Taizhou Huangyan Aoxu Mould Technology Co., Ltd.

BASF assisted Japan's first demonstration project of producing blue hydrogen blue ammonia from domestic natural gas with carbon dioxide capture technology

07-03-2023

BASF announced that HiPACT, a high-pressure regeneration carbon dioxide capture technology developed jointly by BASF and its engineering partner JGC Corporation ® It will be used in INPEX's Pawasaki clean hydrogen/ammonia project. INPEX is one of the largest exploration and production companies in Japan. This project is the first demonstration project in Japan to produce blue hydrogen and blue ammonia from domestic natural gas. It implements carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in depleted gas fields, and uses hydrogen to generate electricity and produce ammonia. The project was funded by the Japanese government agency NEDO.

The hydrogen production facility uses local natural gas as raw material, HiPACT ® The technology will be used to efficiently capture and recover carbon dioxide from the process gas. The production facility is located in Hirai Prefecture, Hirasaki City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, and is built by JGC Japan Corporation, Japan. It is expected to be put into operation in 2025. The recovered carbon dioxide will be injected into the reservoir of the exhausted gas field, and CCUS technology will be used to improve the natural gas recovery rate (EGR).

Compared with traditional technologies, HiPACT has a higher pressure of carbon dioxide exhaust gas than normal pressure ® It is expected to reduce the cost of carbon dioxide capture and compression by 35%, which depends on HiPACT ® Excellent high-temperature durability and carbon dioxide absorption performance. Because carbon dioxide can be stored underground in an energy-saving manner, it is expected to bring the benefits of carbon capture and storage (CCS) into full play.

"After BASF's OASE ® After the successful application of the gas treatment technology in another NEDO-funded CCS project in Tokushima, Japan, we are pleased to provide HiPACT for Japan's first demonstration project of blue hydrogen blue ammonia based on domestic natural gas ® Technology. Our excellent gas processing technology has been recognized in these milestone projects of Japan's net zero roadmap. We will continue to contribute to Japan's carbon-neutral goal in 2050. "

BASF Asia Pacific Intermediates Business Department OASE ® Lawrence Loe, technical director of gas treatment process, added: "HiPACT ® The implementation of technology is the result of our good partnership with JGC Group, combining the process technology and plant engineering expertise of both parties. We look forward to making good use of HiPACT ® Expand the global CCUS pattern. "

With more than 50 years of rich experience, BASF's gas processing technology has been applied in more than 500 plants around the world. Carbon dioxide capture technology OASE ® It has a wide range of applications, including natural gas, synthetic gas, flue gas and biogas. HiPACT ® It is a CCS or EOR/EGR solution tailored for natural gas and synthetic gas. HiPACT ® And OASE ® Products make significant contributions to cost saving and sustainable development in the value chain.