It is important that these key decisions are well thought through by the refiner before approaching technology vendors to design the plant. This ensures that the refiner gets more value for their investment - a reliable process that does exactly what it was intended to do, in a cost effective manner. It will also help with the wide and at times confusing selection of options presented by the many hydrogen technology vendors. Hydrogen production is no longer a simple utility operation. It is key to the reliable and efficient operation of today's complex refineries. This paper has drawn on years of experience in the design and operation of hydrogen plants and hopefully has provided thought-provoking case histories designed to help guide the refiner when making such large and strategically important investment decisions. Moreover, it is hoped that this has encouraged the refiner to involve companies such as Johnson Matthey from the very onset to help make the optimum and most reliable investment decision.
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