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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8017088 | Fuel reformer A fuel reformer including a first pipe, a second pipe which is disposed in the first pipe, a main heat source, which includes an oxidation catalyst, filling the second pipe adapted to generate thermal energy with a predetermined temperature range through an oxidatio... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7981373 | Reaction device and electronic device A reaction device can raise heat use efficiency. The reaction device includes a carbon monoxide remover removing carbon monoxide, and a vaporizer provided inside the carbon monoxide remover to vaporize fuel. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7935315 | Reformer for a fuel cell system, reaction substrate therefor, and manufacturing method for a reaction substrate A reformer for a fuel cell system includes at least one reaction substrate having a channel for allowing fuel to flow on a surface thereof; and a close contact assembly closely contacted with a surface of the reaction substrate to form a passage by the channel, wher... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7883672 | Small cylindrical reformer A reformer having a combustion unit including a combustion part to burn air and fuel, a combustion gas distributor to distribute the burned combustion gas, and first and second combustion gas passages to guide the distributed combustion gas into an outlet. A fuel-co... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7842253 | Multi-zoned alkylation reactor with settler effluent recycle A system for increasing the isobutane to olefin ratio in an alkylation process/system is disclosed. The system includes provisions for charging a portion of the settler effluent as a feed to at least one reaction zone downflow from the first reaction zone of a multi... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837953 | Simplified article for carbon monoxide removal Provided are improved carbon monoxide removal articles and processes for treating hydrogen gas streams to achieve very low threshold levels of carbon monoxide. The articles have a substrate with an inlet end, an outlet end, a length extending between the inlet end t... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838159 | Reformer for fuel cell, and fuel cell system including same The reformer for a fuel cell system includes a reforming reaction part that generates hydrogen gas from a fuel through a catalyst reforming reaction using heat energy, and a carbon monoxide reducing part that reduces the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydro... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7803330 | Process for enhanced olefin production The present invention relates to a process for the production of light weight olefins comprising olefins having from 2 to 3 carbon atoms per molecule from an oxygenate feedstock. The process comprises passing the oxygenate feedstock to an oxygenate conversion zone c... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7776284 | Apparatus of catalyst-circulation type for decomposing waste plastics and organics, and system thereof To provide a decomposition apparatus and a decomposition system which can prolong the catalyst life and which can efficiently decompose a large amount of waste plastics and organics. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7763217 | Rapid start fuel reforming systems and techniques An on-board fuel processor includes a microchannel steam reforming reactor (30) and a water vaporizer (40) heated in series with a combustion gas. The reformer (30) and the vaporizer (40) are both of a cross-flow panel configuration that ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7754162 | Hydroprocessing process A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feedstock includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon feed having an initial characteristic; providing a first hydrogen-containing gas; feeding the hydrocarbon feed and the first hydrogen-containing gas cocurrently to a ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7744828 | Process and apparatus for the removal of nitrogen compounds from a fluid stream Disclosed is a process and apparatus for removing nitrogen compounds from an alkylation substrate such as benzene. A conventional adsorbent bed can be used to adsorb basic organic nitrogen compounds and a hot adsorbent bed of acidic molecular sieve can adsorb the we... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744829 | Microchannel reactors for catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation The invention provides methods of oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH). Conducting ODH in microchannels has unexpectedly been found to yield superior performance when compared to the same reactions at the same conditions in larger reactors. ODH methods employing a Mo—V... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744827 | Catalytic treatment of fuel to impart coking resistance A fuel delivery system for a gas turbine engine includes a catalytic device for treating fuel to increase the usable cooling capability of an endothermic fuel. The catalytic device operates to treat and decompose components within in the fuel to render the fuel non-... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7722832 | Separation method and assembly for process streams in component separation units A method and assembly for utilizing open-cell cellular solid material in a component separation unit to separate one or more process streams into component process streams having desired compositions. A method and assembly for using said open-cell cellular solid mat... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7718146 | Enhanced bed separation in a styrene monomer reactor using milled plates An apparatus for use in radial flow reactors is presented. The apparatus includes a plate of sufficient thickness to impart strength in supporting a solid particle bed, and is milled to have narrow slots allowing the flow of fluid through the plate, while preventing... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7713498 | Manufacturing plant for the dehydrogenation of an unsaturated hydrocarbon A manufacturing plant for carrying out a process for the catalytic dehydrogenation of a first unsaturated hydrocarbon to form a second unsaturated hydrocarbon which has one olefinically unsaturated bond more than the first unsaturated hydrocarbon and otherwise an un... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7695694 | Catalytic reactor A catalytic reactor comprises a plurality of fluid-impermeable plates defining side-by-side flow channels between them. Tight fitting within each flow channel is a sheet of corrugated material whose surfaces are coated with catalytic material. At each end of the flo... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7678349 | System for liquefying light hydrocarbon gas with a plurality of light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction trains An improved system and method for providing reduced acid gas/dewatered light hydrocarbon gas to a light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction process wherein a plurality of light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction trains are used. ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674438 | Systems of producing monoolefins by the extraction-hydrogenation of highly unsaturated hydrocarbons In some embodiments, a monoolefin production system comprising an extraction-hydrogenation zone for extracting a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon from an olefin stream into a polar solvent and, in situ, hydrogenating the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to a monoolefin.... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7648685 | Hydroprocessing process A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feed with a known flow rate of hydrogen-containing gas and a volume of catalyst, includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon feed having an initial characteristic; feeding the hydrocarbon feed and a first portion of the ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7628963 | Small cylindrical reformer A small cylindrical reformer according to the embodiments of the present invention are suitable for use in the production of hydrogen from fossil fuels for a small fuel cell power plant. In the small cylindrical reformer, a reforming reactor, a water gas shift react... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7622086 | Selectively permeable membrane type reactor A selectively permeable membrane type reactor including a catalyst for promoting a chemical reaction, a selectively permeable membrane which selectively allows a specific component to pass therethrough, and a carrier for disposing the catalyst and the selectively pe... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7615196 | Systems for producing a crude product System for producing a crude product, comprising: an upstream contacting zone; one or more catalysts in the upstream contacting zone, the one or more catalysts comprising a first catalyst, the first catalyst having, per gram of first catalyst, 0.0001 grams to 0.06 g... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7601310 | Distributor system for downflow reactors Downflow catalytic reactor having a plurality of catalyst beds in which a mixture of gas and liquid are passed, the region in between subsequent catalyst beds being provided with a distributor system for the distribution and mixing of gas and liquid prior to contact... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7588738 | Series catalyst beds The invention relates to series reactor beds containing different oligomerization catalysts and having independent temperature control, and processes for the oligomerization of light olefins to heavier olefins using such series reactor beds. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7547421 | Apparatus and method for making a peroxycarboxylic acid The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for making a peroxycarboxylic acid. The apparatus includes a reaction catalyst and a guard column for pretreating one or more reagents, which can increase the life, activity, and/or safety of the reaction cataly... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7521028 | Catalytic reactor for low-Btu fuels An improved catalytic reactor includes a housing having a plate positioned therein defining a first zone and a second zone, and a plurality of conduits fabricated from a heat conducting material and adapted for conducting a fluid therethrough. The conduits are posit... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521027 | Catalytic fixed-bed reactor comprising bypass means for flows through the bed The invention relates to a device for circulation of a gaseous and/or liquid fluid through at least one solid particle bed equipped with at least one bypass means acting on at least one part of said fluid through at least one part of a solid particle bed, said bypas... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517507 | Steam reformer The steam reformer has a double-cylinder structure having an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder surrounding the inner cylinder. The inner cylinder contains a high-temperature reaction section and an adjacent section being adjacent to the high-temperature reaction ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7498001 | Catalyst, method of making, and reactions using the catalyst The present invention includes a catalyst having a layered structure with, (1) a porous support, (2) a buffer layer, (3) an interfacial layer, and optionally (4) a catalyst layer. The invention also provides a process in which a reactant is converted to a product by... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7488458 | Apparatus for converting a hydrocarbon-containing flow of matter An apparatus (10) for converting a hydrocarbon-containing flow of matter (4) to a hydrogen-enriched fluid flow (10) includes a heating apparatus (5) for production of a heating stream (6), whereby the flow of matter (4) is c... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7481984 | System for heating and/or converting at least one medium A system for heating and/or converting at least one medium, such as an evaporator, a reactor or a heat exchanger, has layers arranged in a stack which layers are formed by pressing catalyst material. Devices are provided for dividing the stack into a number of separ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7479259 | System for destroying hazardous waste resultant from the production of energetics such as explosives A waste stream from energetics processing is treated using a pre-filter having media, preferably sand, and a metal that has a reducing potential, preferably elemental iron (Fe0). The pre-filter is connected to a zero-valent metal column reactor. The waste... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7473404 | Advanced device for exchange and/or reaction between fluids A device for exchange and/or reaction between at least two fluids is taught and described herein comprising at least a first space of selected thickness and including side walls defining a first chamber provided with a central part at least partly recessed for a fir... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7431898 | Chemical reaction apparatus and power supply system A chemical reaction apparatus includes a solid body in which a reaction flow path is formed, and a heater having a thin-film heater formed on the body to oppose the reaction flow path and at least partially exposed to the reaction flow path, and which supplies a pre... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422728 | Partial oxidation reactor A reactor intended to carry out partial oxidation reactions starting from liquid feedstocks that can go from GPL to gas oil for the purpose of producing synthesis gas is characterized by finely controlled hydrodynamics and a high degree of thermal integration, and c... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420004 | Process and System for producing synthetic liquid hydrocarbon fuels A process for producing synthetic hydrocarbons that reacts carbon dioxide, obtained from seawater of air, and hydrogen obtained from water, with a catalyst in a chemical process such as reverse water gas shift combined with Fischer Tropsch synthesis. The hydrogen is... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419644 | Flow directing insert for a reactor chamber and a reactor A flow directing insert for a reactor chamber in a reactor may have a mainly square-shaped cross-section. The chamber has an inlet at one end of the chamber and an outlet at the other end of the chamber and at least one of the walls of the reactor chamber consists o... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413585 | Closed pressure-keeping system for liquid hydrogen storage A pressure maintaining system for a hydrogen storage system includes a hydrogen supply feed that enables a hydrogen flow from the hydrogen storage system. A liquid phase hydrogen feed enables a liquid phase hydrogen flow to the hydrogen supply feed. A gas phase hydr... | 08/19/2008 |
