Hydrogen separation membranes for refineries
Optimize hydrogen recovery and purification in your production line with advanced membrane technology, ensuring high efficiency and reliability in continuous operations for superior end-product quality.

The BORSIG Hydrogen Separation Membranes offer a compact and efficient solution for separating and purifying hydrogen in refinery and petrochemical gas streams. Utilizing advanced membrane technology, these units efficiently recover hydrogen, optimizing resource management with minimal energy use. Ideal for applications in hydrocracking, catalytic reforming, and syngas production, they ensure high-purity hydrogen fuel and synthetic fuels production. The compact, pre-assembled units seamlessly integrate into existing infrastructure, enabling retrofits without major disruptions. Engineered for continuous operation, BORSIG membranes are designed for high reliability and feature corrosion-resistant materials to withstand harsh industrial environments. Configurable for specific operational conditions, they support long-term performance with straightforward maintenance requirements.
Benefits
- Maximizes hydrogen recovery, enhancing resource efficiency and reducing feedstock costs.
- Ensures high equipment reliability with continuous on-stream availability, minimizing production disruptions.
- Compact design allows easy integration and retrofitting into existing systems, cutting down installation time and costs.
- Non-alternating process flows maintain consistent output quality, essential for downstream applications.
- Corrosion-resistant construction prolongs lifespan, suitable for aggressive industrial environments.
- Applications
- Hydro-treating,Ammonia production,Syngas production,Catalytic reforming,Hydrocracking,Refineries
- End products
- Ammonia,Desulfurized diesel,Synthetic fuels,Hydrogen fuel,Methanol,High-octane gasoline
- Steps before
- Refinery process setup,Hydrocracking preparation,Catalytic reforming preparation,Hydro-treating preparation,Ammonia production preparation
- Steps after
- Hydrogen purification,Hydrogen recovery,Syngas H2/CO-ratio adjustment
- Input ingredients
- refinery off-gas,hydrocracking,catalytic reforming,hydro-treating,purge gas,ammonia production processes,syngas
- Output ingredients
- hydrogen recovery,purified hydrogen,adjusted H2/CO-ratio
- Hydrogen Recovery
- High
- Equipment Reliability
- High
- On-stream Availability
- High
- Process Flows
- Non-alternating
- Process Unit Design
- Compact,pre-assembled
- Hydrogen recovery efficiency
- High
- Process flow
- Non-alternating
- Operation type
- Compact,pre-assembled process units
- Retrofit capability
- Yes,for existing facilities
- Process temperature
- Specifically tailored to refinery conditions
- Hydrogen separation technique
- Highly selective membranes
- Unit reliability
- High on-stream availability
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- API Standards
- API 618,API 617,API 672
- Compact footprint
- Compact,pre-assembled process units
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Discharge method
- Non-alternating process flows
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen / HMI
- Integration with existing systems
- Retrofit capability
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Pre-assembled process units
- Yes
- Market info
- BORSIG is known for its expertise in manufacturing high-quality industrial engineered-to-order (ETO) equipment, including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and compressors, with a strong reputation for engineering excellence and reliability in the petrochemical and chemical industries.