US 11,899,416 B2
Systems and methods for holistic low carbon intensity fuel and hydrogen production
David Whikehart, Findlay, OH (US); and Gregory Herold, Findlay, OH (US)
Assigned to MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP, Findlay, OH (US)
Filed by MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP, Findlay, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/392,600.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/113,186, filed on Nov. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/198,626, filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/066,912, filed on Aug. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/061,162, filed on Aug. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0042406 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. C10G 9/00 (2006.01); C10G 47/36 (2006.01); C10L 1/02 (2006.01); C10L 1/04 (2006.01); C10L 3/06 (2006.01); C12P 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); C12P 7/10 (2006.01); C12P 19/02 (2006.01); G05B 13/04 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G01N 33/22 (2006.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); G06Q 10/083 (2023.01)
CPC G05B 13/042 (2013.01) [C10G 9/00 (2013.01); C10G 47/36 (2013.01); C10L 1/02 (2013.01); C10L 1/04 (2013.01); C10L 3/06 (2013.01); C12M 21/12 (2013.01); C12M 41/48 (2013.01); C12P 7/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/12 (2013.01); E21B 43/25 (2013.01); G01N 33/225 (2013.01); G01N 33/28 (2013.01); G05B 19/4189 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1011 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4043 (2013.01); C10L 2200/0469 (2013.01); C10L 2200/0476 (2013.01); C10L 2230/14 (2013.01); C10L 2270/10 (2013.01); C10L 2290/24 (2013.01); C10L 2290/58 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45076 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); Y02P 20/151 (2015.11)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process to provide a low carbon intensity hydrogen obtained through one or more targeted reductions of carbon emissions associated with a combination of feedstock procurement, feedstock production and hydrogen distribution, the process comprising:
identifying one or more sources of feedstock and one or more transportation pathways to transport feedstock from each of the one or more sources to a hydrogen production source;
determining carbon emissions per unit energy of hydrogen associated with providing each identified feedstock from the one or more feedstock sources;
determining carbon emissions per unit energy of hydrogen associated with each of the one or more transportation pathways;
receiving at the hydrogen production source at least one feedstock selected from at least one of the one or more sources identified and transported by at least one of the one or more transportation pathways identified, the at least one feedstock defining a selected feedstock and the at least one transportation pathway defining a selected transportation pathway;
converting the selected feedstock into hydrogen;
determining a reduction in carbon emissions per unit energy of hydrogen that is attributable to two or more hydrogen production processes selected from a group including, powering at least a portion of hydrogen production source equipment with electricity generated by a renewable source, burning renewable natural gas in hydrogen production source fired heaters, generating steam through renewable natural gas-fed boilers, and sequestering carbon dioxide produced during the one or more hydrogen production processes, the determining the reduction in carbon emissions per unit energy being based in part upon pre-selected operating parameters for each of the two or more hydrogen production processes;
operating the two or more hydrogen production processes to reduce carbon emissions per unit energy of hydrogen while converting the selected feedstock into the hydrogen;
identifying distribution pathways to transport a quantity of the hydrogen to an end user location;
determining carbon emissions per unit energy of hydrogen associated with each distribution pathway that transports the quantity of the hydrogen to the end user location;
determining a total carbon emissions per unit energy of the hydrogen, the determining being a function of at least one or more of the determined carbon emissions per unit energy associated with providing the selected feedstock from its source, the determined carbon emissions per unit energy associated with the selected transportation pathway, the determined reduction in carbon emissions per unit energy associated with converting the selected feedstock together with operating the selected two or more hydrogen production processes, and the determined carbon emissions per unit energy associated with transporting the quantity of the hydrogen to the end user location through at least one distribution pathway;
determining the selected feedstock, the selected transportation pathway, the one or more hydrogen production processes and the at least one distribution pathway to maintain the total carbon emissions per unit energy of the hydrogen below a pre-selected total carbon emissions per unit energy threshold;
maintaining a record of the total carbon emissions per unit energy associated with the quantity of the hydrogen; and
outputting the quantity of the hydrogen through the at least one distribution pathway as a low carbon intensity hydrogen.