PROCESS FOR OBTAINING THERMAL ENERGY BY THE COMBUSTION OF HYDROGEN IN ADMIXTURE WITH CARBON OXIDES, NITROGEN OXIDES AND/OR SULPHUR OXIDES AND INSTALLATION FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE PROCESS

摘要

The invention relates to a process and an installation for obtaining thermal energy by the combustion of hydrogen in admixture with carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides and/or sulphur oxides in the presence of a magnesium catalyst which is a mixture of magnesium chips and powder. The process for obtaining the thermal energy according to the invention consists of a first stage wherein the combustion of hydrogen in admixture with carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides and/or sulphur oxides in the presence of the magnesium catalyst is performed in an enclosure with orifices for discharging the gases and the carbon and/or sulphur atoms, with the formation of MgO and water and a second stage wherein magnesium is regenerated in the same enclosure by introducing extra hydrogen. The installation for the application of the process comprises a housing (1) made of stainless steel whereupon a cover (3) is secured, said cover (3) being connected to a conduit for supplying hydrogen (2), said housing (1) comprising a chamber for the uniform distribution of hydrogen (M1), a chamber for the uniform distribution of the mixture comprising carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides and/or sulphur oxides (M2), a chamber (M3) for the homogenization of hydrogen in admixture with carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides and/or sulphur oxides, a catalyst chamber (14) wherein a magnesium catalyst is placed as a mixture of chips and powder, copper or stainless steel pipes (7), (8), which ensure the transport and uniform distribution of hydrogen and a gaseous mixture of carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides and/or sulphur oxides, respectively, a deflector (16) for the homogenization of the gaseous mixture, and at the outer side of the housing there are provided a conduit for the completion of the catalyst (17), a conduit for supplying hydrogen (2), a conduit for supplying the gaseous mixture comprising carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides and/or sulphur oxides (4), and a conduit for discharging carbon and/or sulphur (10).