HIAD Facility - Application: Steam Methane Reforming

An explosion in oil from a coal plant occurred as a gas unit which turns methane into carbon monoxide and hydrogen was being reactivated.

The explosion occurred at the hydrogen producing unit of a refinery.A solution of potassium carbonate was being drawn off from an absorption tower to a temporary storage tank for a turnaround…

The day before the incident, the outlet pipe connected to methanation reactor started leaking gas, which contains hydrogen. The leak was temporarily eliminated by a pressurised plug. On the day of…

An explosion and fire occurred at a hydrogen production plant serving the hydrocracker and the diesel hydroteater of a nearby refineryNo injuries were reported among the employees.According to the…

The incident took place on the reforming furnace unit of the plant. Around 23:30 pm, during a normal inspection tour, an operator detected a fire on a section of a steam line. He immediately informed…

The accident happened in a refinery unit, constructed ten years before. A pigtail ruptured in a steam reformer for the production of hydrogen, and caused a major fire, which destroyed most of the…

The broke out at a hydrogen compressor of the reforming unit of the refinery. Following the safety procedures, the emergency stop of the unit was activated and the unit was decompressed using a…

A hydrogen leakage caught fire in the hydrogen compressor area of the continuous reforming unit. The reforming unit and the hydrocracking unit were immediately stopped. The hydrogen flow was cut off…

The release occurred on a pipeline inside a steam cracking unit located between two hydrogenation units. The gaseous mixture transported through this line (2" diameter, 30 bar, 40C) was composed of…

The event occurred just after that start-up steam was introduced into the reformer furnace inlet. At this moment an very high pressure and a single loud bang was reported by the operations personnel…