Global Market Research Company US India Hydrogen Market Forecast and Opportunities, | Page 6

Product Overview
➢ Hydrogen is a chemical element that is rarely available in a naturally free state. Hydrogen gas is colorless, odorless,
tasteless and non-toxic. In India, hydrogen is mainly produced using Steam Methane Reforming and Membrane Cell
Technology.
➢ A large share of hydrogen produced in India is by Steam Methane Reforming. In this process, a high temperature steam
under the range, 700°C–1,000°C, is used to produce hydrogen from methane source, such as natural gas. Methane reacts
with steam under 3-25 bar pressure in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrogen and other by-products.
➢ Hydrogen Specification:
• Carbon-free
• Lighter than air
• Clean
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Odorless
Non-toxic
Safe to produce, store and
transport
Hydrogen Production Process
Natural Gas/
Fuel Oil Partial
Oxidation
Natural Gas/
Naphtha Reformer
(SMR/ATR)
O 2 and/or
Air Steam
Syngas
(H 2 , CO,
CO 2 , H 2 O)
Shift Reactor
(Water-gas
shift H 2 O, H 2 ,
CO, CO 2 shift to
H 2 & CO 2 )
Gas Clean Up
(H 2 & CO 2
separation)
PSA, physical
absorption e.g.
Selexol
Hydrogen
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