Kvaerner Process

The Kvaerner process, also called the Kvaerner carbon black and hydrogen process, is a method of producing carbon black and hydrogen gas from hydrocarbons such as methane, natural gas and biogas with no greenhouse gas pollution. It was developed in the 1980s by the Norwegian engineering firm Kvaerner and was first commercially exploited in 1999. Further refinement of the process enabled the later development of the methane pyrolysis process for implementation at high volume and low cost.