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High-temperature continuous combustion furnace in an industrial plant
Applications · Thermal processes

For any continuous combustion process at high temperature.

The physical-chemical principle that makes the Hydrobooster profitable in cement — catalyzing hydrocarbon combustion with H₂ and enriching it with O₂ — applies to any industry operating furnaces, boilers, dryers or continuous combustion turbines. What changes is the application engineering, not the principle.

Industries served

If you have a continuous combustion furnace, we can optimize it

  1. Glass

    Glass melting furnaces operate at 1,500–1,600°C with specific thermal consumptions of 4,000–5,500 kcal/kg glass. H₂ injection reduces natural-gas consumption, controls NOx, improves the optical quality of the glass, and reduces SOx emissions in furnaces using fuel oil. Applicable to flat glass, hollow glass (containers), special glass and fiberglass.

  2. Lime

    Vertical and rotary limestone calcination kilns for quicklime production (CaO). A twin industry of cement from a combustion standpoint. Direct application of the Hydrobooster ALK with analogous benefits: −kcal/kg lime, +AFR, ↑reactivity, ↓CO₂.

  3. Ceramics

    Tunnel and roller kilns for structural ceramics (brick, tile), sanitaryware, tiles, refractories and technical porcelain. H₂ catalysis improves the firing curve, reduces natural-gas consumption and improves product homogeneity.

  4. Pulp and paper

    Recovery boilers, biomass boilers, Kraft-cycle lime kilns, and paper dryers. Application: flame stabilization in dual gas-biomass burners, improved black-liquor combustion, and thermal optimization in dryers.

  5. Power generation

    Industrial gas turbines, natural-gas power boilers, combined cycles, and cogeneration plants. H₂ injection is a transition path toward H₂/natural-gas blends (up to 30% by volume without major modification) and eventually 100% H₂ operation.

  6. Refining and auxiliary petrochemicals

    Charge heaters, refinery furnaces, auxiliary boilers for petrochemical processes. Application: progressive substitution of fossil fuels in auxiliary thermal processes.

Cross-cutting benefits

The same principle, consistent results

5-15%
↓ thermal consumption

Depending on process and fuel.

30%+
↓ NOx

Combustion controlled with O₂.

0%
modification

No major plant shutdown.

2-5
Years ROI

Depending on scale and geography.

Knergy methodology

From the thermal audit to continuous support

  1. Process characterization

    Thermal audit, energy balance, analysis of current fuels.

  2. CFD modeling

    Numerical validation of the impact of H₂/O₂ injection before investing in hardware.

  3. System design

    Electrolyzer sizing, injection points, auxiliary systems.

  4. Safety engineering

    HAZOP analysis specific to the client's industry, integration into their DCS.

  5. Implementation and commissioning

    Installation during scheduled maintenance, personnel certification.

  6. Continuous support

    Remote monitoring, preventive maintenance, iterative optimization.

Receive the techno-economic assessment of your thermal process

Individual characterization of your furnace, boiler or turbine. We do not send catalog quotes.

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