Linde Texas City HyCO Plant
Large load · 703 6TH STREET SOUTH, Texas City, TX
The Texas City plant at 703 6th Street South produces hydrogen and carbon monoxide by gasifying oxygen, natural gas and CO2. A 2011 TCEQ record names Praxair, Inc. as operator of the Hydrogen/Carbon production unit under NSR Permit 35716.
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Overview
Streams of oxygen, natural gas and CO2 react within the gasifier to produce hydrogen, carbon monoxide, CO2, water vapor and residual methane. Pure hydrogen is separated in a pressure swing absorber and piped to Praxair and the adjacent Sterling plant. The gasification facility started up in June 1996.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- In 1997 the site included a 42-mw cogeneration facility operated by Praxair and Sterling as a joint venture. A Texas-New Mexico Power filing lists a Texas City Praxair transmission substation at 69.00 kV.
- Ownership and permits
- Praxair, Inc. operated the Hydrogen/Carbon production unit under NSR Permit 35716 in 2011. TCEQ renewed Permit 35716 for Praxair, Inc. on June 25, 2018. Praxair, Inc. changed its name on September 3, 2020.
Facility
- Activity
- Hydrogen and carbon monoxide production by gasification
- Industry
- Hydrogen production
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported Jun 14, 2011
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- Air permit renewal 35716 (2018)