At AMETEK Land, we understand how to reduce emissions safely through optimized combustion and real-time process monitoring.
Widely used in the hydrocarbon processing industry, steam reforming faces increased regulatory scrutiny to reduce its carbon footprint and corresponding plant emissions. Operators must make hard choices to respond to these pressures.
Carbon capture and alternative fuels show promise in reducing emissions and, while effective, they may also require sizeable investment and modification to equipment and infrastructure.
In the interim, operators of steam methane reformers (SMRs) may choose to focus on energy efficiency and increasing their yield output. They recognise the opportunity contained in their existing equipment through optimising the combustion process.
In decarbonising, safety becomes key to increasing yield, improving fuel efficiency, and reducing emissions. Flue gas monitoring can be used to optimise the fuel/air ratio, while thermal imaging provides a greater picture of safe monitoring of the reformer operation – on the inside and at the outlet.
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