Executive Summary

1

Recommendations

7

Introduction

8

Abbreviations/Definitions/Conversion Factors

9

Conversion Factors - English to Metric (SI) Units

10

1

U.S. Requirements for Industrial Hydrogen

11

Hydrogen for Petroleum Refining

11

Ammonia Requirements

15

Methanol Requirements

16

Requirements for Small Uses

16

Tables 1.01-1.13

Figure 1.01

Tables 1.14-1.17

2

Bases for Economic Studies

42

Process Studied

42

Escalation Rates

46

Energy Prices

47

Cost Estimates by Chem Systems, Inc

48

Financial Structure

49

Sensitivities

49

Tables 2.01-2.02

Figures 2.01-2.03

Table 2.03

3

Economics of Hydrogen Manufacture

56

Reforming, Resid Partial Oxidation, and Coal Gasification

57

Electrolysis

59

Table 3.01

Figure 3.01

Tables 3.02-3.03

Figure 3.02

Tables 3.04-3.13

Figure 3.03

Tables 3.14-3.15

Figure 3.04

Table 3.16

4

Economics of Ammonia Manufacture

83

Tables 4.01-4.02

Figure 4.01

Tables 4.03-4.04

Figure 4.02

Tables 4.05-4.06

5

Economics of Methanol Manufacture

93

Tables 5.01-5.02

Figure 5.01

Tables 5.03-5.04

Figure 5.02

Tables 5.05-5.06

6

Economics of Small User Hydrogen

103

Tables 6.01-6.03

Figure 6.02

7

Potential Savings of Natural Gas

110

Tables 7.01-7.03

Figure 7.01

Tables 7.04-7.06

8

ERDA Incentives

119

Tables 8.01-8.03

9

References

125

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Cost of Production Estimates for Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol by Chem Systems, Inc. October, 1976

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