LARGE-SCALE HYDROGEN LIQUEFACTION IN GERMANY

To cover the demand of a steadily rising LH-2 market, Linde has erecte d an industrial-scale hydrogen supply and liquefaction plant at Ingols tadt near Munich. It is located at a refinery site, where it utilizes hydrogen-rich waste gas. The liquefier has a daily liquefaction capaci ty of 4.4 tons and is based on a Claude process with nitrogen precooli ng. Apart from the liquefier, the whole plant comprises a PSA purifica tion, a high-pressure hydrogen compressor station, a LH-2 storage tank and filling stations for GH-2 and LH-2 trailers.