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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8003269 | Fuel reforming apparatus and its method of driving and fuel cell system including the apparatus A fuel reforming apparatus includes an oxidation reaction unit in which an oxidation catalyst is formed, a reforming reaction unit in which a reforming catalyst is formed, and an ignition unit for igniting a hydrocarbon-containing fuel and an oxidant and preheating ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7341609 | Reforming and hydrogen purification system A reforming and hydrogen purification system operating with minimal pressure drop for producing free hydrogen from different hydrogen rich fuels includes a hydrogen reforming catalyst bed in a vessel in communication with a core unit containing a hydrogen permeable ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7279019 | Endothermic reaction process and an apparatus therefor A process for an endothermic reaction includes the steps of carrying out an exothermic reaction in which a fuel is combusted to generate heat for transfer to a feedstock subject to an endothermic reaction, the waste heat from the exothermic and endothermic reactions... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7232553 | Plate type steam reformer Disclosed is a plate type steam reformer comprising a plate type burner capable of heating a broad area of a reactor as a heat source, positioned on a bottom of the reformer; a reforming reactor requiring a relatively high temperature, positioned over the burner; a ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220392 | Fuel conversion reactor A fuel conversion reactor includes a shell-and-tube heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of a hot gaseous mixture produced by catalytic or non-catalytic reaction of a fuel with a gaseous fluid, and for controlling the temperature of the gaseous fluid and/o... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217304 | Electric power generation with heat exchanged membrane reactor This invention is directed to a heat exchanged membrane reactor for electric power generation. More specifically, the invention comprises a membrane reactor system that employs catalytic or thermal steam reforming and a water gas shift reaction on one side of the me... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7135154 | Reactor module for use in a compact fuel processor A reactor module for use in a compact fuel processor having a module inlet for receiving a feed stream, a module outlet for producing an effluent stream, a reactor having a reactor inlet, a reactor outlet, and catalyst, an inlet spiral passage in fluid communication... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7119240 | Method for converting natural gas to olefins A process for converting natural gas to an olefin includes heating the gas to a selected range of temperature to convert a fraction of the gas stream to reactive hydrocarbons, primarily ethylene or acetylene, and reacting with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108730 | Method for providing controlled heat to a process This invention relates to a method for providing controlled heat to a process utilizing a flameless distributed combustion. The method of the invention comprises providing an oxidation chamber, with an inlet for oxidant, an outlet for combustion products, and a flow... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7066972 | Continuous tracer generation apparatus The invention provides an apparatus for online and on-site tracer generation for tagging natural gas stored in underground storage fields wherein feedstock is drawn from a feedstock source. The feedstock undergoes initial analysis to determine hydrocarbon levels. Th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067107 | Furnace and steam reforming process A steam reforming furnace has a plurality of substantially vertical reformer tubes. Each reformer tube has a feed inlet at its lower end, an outlet at its upper end, and a catalyst containment zone disposed intermediate its upper and lower ends and contains a charge... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063026 | Waste carbonizing and energy utilizing system A waste carbonizing and energy utilizing system comprises a carbonizer, a gasifying fusion furnace, and a power generation plant for utilizing heat energy. The carbonizer 20 carbonizes waste to generate charcoal. The gasifying fusion furnace incinerates the c... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060118 | Synthesis gas production by steam reforming Process for the preparation of hydrogen and carbon monoxide rich gas by steam reforming of hydrocarbon feedstock in presence of a steam reforming catalyst supported as thin film on the wall of a reactor, comprising steps of (a) optionally passing a process gas of hy... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037472 | Single-pipe cylinder-type reformer A single-pipe cylinder-type reformer includes a plurality of circular cylinders standing upright coaxially and forming therebetween a zigzag gas flow path allowing a raw material gas to flow therein, a radiation cylinder coaxially arranged inside the plurality of ci... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025940 | Flameless combustor process heater A process heater is provided utilizing flameless combustion, the process heater having: an oxidation reaction chamber, the oxidation reaction chamber having an inlet for oxidant, an outlet for combustion products, and a flow path between the inlet and the outlet; a ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022293 | Method and apparatus for processing a waste product A method and apparatus for processing a waste product and producing a synthesis gas is provided. The system includes a sealed, heated rotatable drum for preheating and preparing the waste material suitable for a plasma reactor, and processing the material in the rea... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005114 | Gas generation system for a reformer and method for providing a gas flow to a reformer A gas generation system for providing a gas flow to be supplied to a reformer includes an evaporator for evaporating the components contained in a gas flow, wherein the gas flow includes at least one carbon compound, such as hydrocarbon or alcohol, and water vapor. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986797 | Auxiliary reactor for a hydrocarbon reforming system An auxiliary reactor for use with a reformer reactor having at least one reaction zone, and including a burner for burning fuel and creating a heated auxiliary reactor gas stream, and heat exchanger for transferring heat from auxiliary reactor gas stream and heat tr... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6962678 | Reactor for carrying out non-adiabatic reactions A reactor for carrying out endothermic catalytic reaction is provided. The reactor features a metallic ingot with at least one tubular reaction passage extending through the ingot. The reaction passage is adapted to hold a catalyst for endothermic conversion of a fe... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6939529 | Self-regulating hydrogen generator A hydrogen generating system regulates its rate of hydrogen generation by monitoring one or more parameters of the hydrogen generation process and then providing relative movement between the fuel tank and the catalyst chamber so as to increase or decrease the rate ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935105 | Integrated apparatus for removing pollutants from a fluid stream in a lean-burn environment with heat recovery An apparatus and method to treat fluid streams, and in particular emissions from lean-burn engines such as diesel engines, are disclosed, which use multiple catalysts chosen to remove hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and oxides of nitrogen. The app... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6852294 | Alternate coke furnace tube arrangement Tubes within a radiant heating section of a coking furnace are arranged differently than in a single vertical column and connected together in a simple, planar serpentine pattern. The tubes are arranged in a plurality of offset or staggered vertical columns. This ar... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6835360 | Compact endothermic catalytic reaction apparatus A compact endothermic catalytic reaction apparatus for converting hydrocarbon feedstock and methanol to useful gases, such as hydrogen and carbon monoxide, comprising a tubular endothermic catalytic reactor, a radiant combustion chamber and an annular convection sec... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6830596 | Electric power generation with heat exchanged membrane reactor (law 917) This invention is directed to a heat exchanged membrane reactor for electric power generation. More specifically, the invention comprises a membrane reactor system that employs catalytic or thermal steam reforming and a water gas shift reaction on one side of the me... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6796369 | Method and apparatus to prevent metal dusting An apparatus and a method for inhibiting metal dusting corrosion of a tubesheet inside a shell-and-tube heat exchanger having at least one exit nozzle for transmitting at least one process fluid from the shell-and-tube heat exchanger include and use: an isolation ba... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793700 | Apparatus and method for production of synthesis gas using radiant and convective reforming An apparatus for a hydrocarbon reforming process includes a combustion chamber, a convection chamber in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, at least one burner disposed in the combustion chamber, a reaction chamber, a means for flowing a first mixed-fee... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6773684 | Compact fuel gas reformer assemblage A fuel gas reformer assemblage for use in a fuel cell power plant is formed from a composite plate assembly which includes spaced-apart divider plates with columns of individual gas passages. The reformer assemblage is constructed from a series of repeating sub-asse... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6680407 | Installation and process for the preparation of urea The invention relates to an installation for the preparation of urea from ammonia and carbon dioxide, the installation comprising two reactor sections in a vertically placed combined reactor and a high-pressure condenser section. The installation may comp... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6648932 | Gasification reactor apparatus A gasification reactor apparatus (10) comprising a gasification vessel (12), a gas-fired combustion chamber (70) and a combination fan and cyclone unit (20) in an upper part (12') of the vessel (12) with two functions: first, the fan (62, 64) impels incom... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645443 | Device for reforming educts containing hydrocarbons The invention relates to a device for reforming educts containing hydrocarbons, having a radiation burner and a reforming reactor, which contains, at least in part, metal honeycomb bodies having a catalyst coating, and which can in particular be used to p... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6613111 | Small scale high throughput biomass gasification system and method A process and method is provided for operating a small-scale high-throughput gasifier. As is known in the art, the exothermic combustion reactions can be separated from the endothermic gasification reactions. The exothermic combustion reactions can take p... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6585785 | Fuel processor apparatus and control system A fuel processor apparatus comprising a catalytic tubular reactor is heated using an infrared radiant burner to provide the endothermic heat of reaction needed to reform a mixture of hydrocarbon and steam for the production of a hydrogen-rich gas stream. ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6528027 | Cracking furance having radiant heating tubes the inlet and outlet legs of which are paired within the firebox The present invention provides a furnace and process that relies on a multiplicity of radiant heating tubes, each in the form of a U-shaped coil, that are mounted within a furnace firebox such that an inlet leg of any one of the plural tubes is immediatel... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6426054 | Reforming apparatus A reforming apparatus of the type including an indirect heat exchange zone for the reforming reaction of a gaseous flow comprising methane and steam into CO, CO2 and H2, is provided with a plurality of floating-head tubes containing ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6379629 | Carbonizing apparatus having a spiral, rotary vane A carbonizing apparatus permits effective use of an organic gas generated in a carbonizing vessel by utilizing an exhaust gas obtained by defusing the organic gas from the carbonizing vessel, as a heating source of the carbonizing vessel. The carbonizing ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6268075 | Process for the water vapor reforming of a hydrocarbon or a hydrocarbon derivative, reforming system operable thereby, and fuel cell operating process The invention relates to a process for operating a system for the water vapor reforming of a hydrocarbon, having an evaporator, a reforming reactor, a membrane module connected behind, and a catalytic burner device. According to the invention, a first par... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6203765 | Thermal apparatus and process for removing contaminants from oil Used oil is treated in a reactor to remove contaminants. The reactor comprises a rotating vessel forming an internal reaction chamber. The vessel is housed within a heating chamber. The inside of the vessel is indirectly heated by conduction through the v... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6153152 | Endothermic reaction apparatus and method A compact endothermic reaction apparatus employing metallic reaction tubes in a close-pack arrangement using offset nozzle tubes and an air distribution plate for introducing fuel and air into a combustion chamber to produce long and thin flames thereby t... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6149881 | Pyrolysis method for increasing limonene production and novel oven to facilitate such method The amount of limonene produced during pyrolysis of scrap tire carcass or polyisoprene rubber can be increased by decreasing residence time of the isoprene gas produced during the thermal degradation of polyisoprene rubber in the high temperature reactor ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6117578 | Catalyzed wall fuel gas reformer A fuel gas reformer assemblage for use in a fuel cell power plant is formed from a composite plate assembly which includes spaced-apart divider plates with interposed columns of individual fuel gas and burner gas passages. The fuel gas passages are provid... | 09/12/2000 |
