ATR-REFORMING

The present invention relates to a synthesis gas stage in which an electrical heating unit is located between a prereformer section and an ATR section. The first electrical heating unit is arranged to heat the prereformed stream to at least 400°C prior to it being fed to the ATR section. The invention also relates to a process for producing a first syngas stream, a hydrogen plant, which can be used in hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and synthetic fuel production plants and a method for reducing CO₂ emissions in a hydrogen plant.