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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361199 | Combined water gas shift reactor/carbon dioxide adsorber for use in a fuel cell system An apparatus removes CO from a hydrogen-rich gas stream in a hydrogen fuel cell system. CO fouls costly catalytic particles in the membrane electrode assemblies. Both a catalyst adapted to perform a water gas shift reaction, and a carbon dioxide adsorbent are dispos... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351751 | Autothermal reformer reactor processes A process for the startup of an ATR which does not contain an ignition means is provided. Also provided is a process to ascertain ATR catalyst activity prior to introduction of sufficient oxidant to form a flammable feed mixture. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7276095 | Fuel processor module for hydrogen production for a fuel cell engine using pressure swing adsorption A stand-alone fuel processor (10) for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon fuel for a fuel cell engine in a vehicle. The fuel processor (10) includes a primary reactor (14) that dissociates hydrogen and other by-products from the hydrocarbon fu... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263822 | Catalytic conversion of fuel and converter therefor For a process for the catalytic conversion of furl for removing oxides of nitrogen from exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, in which fuel and a part-stream of the exhaust gas or of the intake air are converted in a converter, the fuel and the part-stream o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261749 | Multi-port autothermal reformer An autothermal reformer is provided for a fuel cell system utilizing one volume and a plurality of inlets for both start-up and normal operation. In start-up mode, thermal combustion is employed for heating the catalyst reformation section of the reformer. Two inlet... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255157 | Heat exchanger for heating of fuel cell combustion air A heat exchanger for a solid-oxide fuel cell assembly. A plurality of parallel tubes conveys fuel cell stack exhaust gas from a first manifold means to a second manifold means. The tubes are highly corrugated to increase the wall area and decrease the wall thickness... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7169820 | Rare earth phosphate colloidal dispersion and preparation method The invention concerns a colloidal dispersion of a phosphate of a rare earth and a process for its preparation. The dispersion is characterized in that it comprises anisotropic and disaggregated or disaggregatable particles of a phosphate of at least one rare earth ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7128768 | Hydrogen generator for hydrogen desulfurization of hydrocarbon feeds A hydrogen-rich reformate gas generator (36), such as a mini-CPO, POX, ATR or other hydrogen generator provides warm, dry, hydrogen-rich reformate gas to a hydrogen desulfurizer (17) which provides desulfurized feedstock gas to a major reformer (14 | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097787 | Utilization of micro-channel gas distributor to distribute unreacted feed gas into reactors A method of partially oxidizing a feed gas comprises providing a reactor containing a catalyst, providing a gas distributor comprising a body having a plurality of channels therethrough and a plurality of outlets from said channels for distributing gas across the ca... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086853 | Startup combustor for a fuel cell A combustor having a filter used to trap soot generated during its operation that is arranged upstream of a fuel reformer, is disclosed. During a startup period, the combustor functions to regenerate the filter by burning the trapped soot with a lean fuel-air mixtur... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070633 | Fuel gas generating apparatus for a fuel cell The present invention improves the start-up characteristics of a fuel gas generating apparatus for a fuel cell comprising a reformer. In a fuel gas generating apparatus 1 for a fuel cell comprising a vaporizer 22 that generates a fuel vapor by vaporizi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6964692 | Carbon monoxide adsorption for carbon monoxide clean-up in a fuel cell system An apparatus removes carbon monoxide (CO) from a hydrogen-rich gas stream in a hydrogen fuel cell system. CO fouls costly catalytic particles in the membrane electrode assemblies of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. A vessel houses a carbon monoxide adsorbe... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6902840 | Fuel cell system with mixer/eductor A fuel cell system containing a mixer/eductor for reducing the pressure difference between the gases in the anode and cathode-sides of a fuel cell stack. The mixer/eductor is placed at the mixing point between the anode tail or exhaust fuel gas and the fresh air or ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6843814 | Method and apparatus for the gasification of fuels, residues and waste with preevaporation A method and apparatus are described for utilizing fuels, residues and waste by gasification in a free-flowing stream under normal or increased pressure at temperatures higher than 900° C., preferably between 1100 and 1600° C., with a gasifying medium containing f... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6648931 | Configuration and process for gasification of carbonaceous materials A turbine produces in an improved gasification process a stream of pressurized air, which is cooled and further compressed by a cooler and booster/compressor. The cooled and compressed air is humidified in a humidifier, heated by a low temperature heat so... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6089859 | Reduced carbon from under oxidized burner A burner apparatus for reducing carbon production, comprises a burner having a combustion chamber and a heat exchanger located within the combustion chamber. The heat exchanger has an inlet end where a mixture comprising air and fuel enters, a heat transf... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5728183 | Shift reactor for use with an underoxidized burner A shift reactor is disclosed that is mounted on the exhaust end of an underoxidized burner so that the exhaust product is introduced to a cooler water bath in a compartment of the reactor. The exhaust product is passed through the water bath via submerged... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725615 | Entrained bed coal gasification reactor and method of gasifying coal According to the apparatus and method, combustible gas having a stable composition can be formed even if the load is charged. Burners are provided in the upper and the lower regions of an entrained bed coal gasification reactor. The temperature of the pro... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5529484 | Apparatus and method for decreasing nitrogen oxide emissions from internal combustion power sources Apparatus is disclosed herein for reducing engine nitrogen oxide emissions by mixing hydrogen prepared from a portion or all of engine fuel within a simple burner. The apparatus includes an insulated burner having an internal combustion chamber for receiv... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5486269 | Gasification of carbonaceous material in a reactor having a gasification zone and a combustion zone A method and reactor for thermally decomposing a carbonaceous raw material (6) to recover gas and, if applicable, solid or liquid chemicals, the raw material being fed into a chamber (2) for gasification under under-stoichiometric conditions, the gasifica... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5441546 | Apparatus and method for decreasing nitrogen oxide emissions from internal combustion power sources Apparatus is disclosed herein for reducing engine nitrogen oxide emissions by mixing hydrogen prepared from a portion or all of engine fuel within a simple burner. The apparatus includes an insulated burner having an internal combustion chamber for receiv... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5437123 | Underoxidized burner utilizing improved injectors Injectors are disclosed for use in an underoxidized burner having a single or double stage internal combustion chamber for receiving gaseous or liquid fuel such as diesel for mixture with air or oxygen and subsequent ignition by a spark plug. The injector... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5407455 | Reactor for gasification of cellulose-waste liquors especially black liquor A reactor for gasification of cellulose-waste liquors, especially black liquor. The reactor includes a reactor cladding a supply for liquor and combustion air in the upper part of the reactor, an outlet opening for gases and other material in the lower pa... | 04/18/1995 |
| 4604104 | Oil gasifying burner with an oil atomizer In a gasifying oil burner with an oil atomizing device, with combustion air upply means surrounding the atomizing device, with a shield having a shield opening, said shield being disposed downstream of the outlet of the atomizer, with a mixing tube dispose... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4444158 | Alcohol dissociation process for automobiles A method of methyl alcohol treatment and distribution for an automobile internal combustion engine including the sequence of steps as follows: (a) heating a catalyst bed reactor to a start-up temperature using exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine bei... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4259088 | Distributing fluids into fluidized beds A distributor for distributing a fluid into the volume of a fluidized bed contained in a vessel comprises a base member in which are mounted upstanding nozzles having outlets for directing the fluid horizontally away from the nozzles into the volume of th... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4236899 | Gas generator for catalytically reacting liquid, hydrocarbon containing fuel to be evaporated with an oxygen containing gas at elevated temperature to form a fuel gas, particularly for supplying internal-combustion engines A gas generator which comprises a heat resistant housing and a reaction chamber which is centrally arranged therein and contains a catalytic charge, with an inlet opening for the reactants and an outlet opening for the fuel gas is used for catalytically r... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4155720 | Apparatus for the production of gaseous mixtures Apparatus for the production of gaseous mixtures is disclosed wherein said apparatus includes a combustion chamber, and burner means for blending a mixture of oxidizing gas and a primary fuel causing the mixture to assume a highly turbulent compact and se... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4150954 | Split gas generator A split gas generator, especially for an air-compressing internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, in which a catalyst supporting the split gas reaction is arranged in a container; the components of the split gas production flow through the catalyst ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4134739 | Starting device for a reformed gas generator A starting device for reformed gas generators of the type in which atomized or evaporated liquid, hydrocarbon containing fuel is catalytically reacted with a gas containing oxygen at elevated temperatures to form a fuel gas, includes a conically shaped ho... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4115074 | Gasification process A gasification process for forming a gas mixture containing hydrogen wherein a hydrocarbon including a heavy residual oil is atomized with a mixture of an oxygen-containing gas and steam in an atomizing zone, the formed jet streams containing the atomized... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4106914 | Safety fuel gas and apparatus for generating the same Liquid fuel comprising hydrocarbon as its main component, which is in liquid state at normal temperature and pressure, is held in a container of an apparatus for vaporization of the liquid fuel to enable the fuel to be readily converted into a gaseous sta... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4070993 | Pre-engine converter In pre-engine converters, a low octane fuel is contacted with a catalyst bed at high temperature cracking conditions to produce a gaseous product of substantially higher octane which is then fed, together with air, directly to an internal combustion engin... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4067299 | Split-gas production for internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for continuously producing a charge gas mixture for the operation of an internal combustion engine in which liquid hydrocarbons are partially oxidized into a combustible gas mixture within a reactor under insufficiency of air, where... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4046522 | Pre-engine converter for use with fuels containing oxygenated compounds A pre-engine catalytic converter for use with fuels which are mixtures of hydrocarbons and oxygenated organic compounds, such as alcohols, ethers and ketones, convertible to carbon monoxide and H2. The converter comprises two catalyst beds arra... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4036180 | Fuel reforming system for an internal combustion engine A system for converting a rich air-fuel mixture to a reformed gaseous mixture containing hydrogen and for feeding the reformed gaseous mixture to an internal combustion engine comprises a carburetor for producing the rich air-fuel mixture, a vortex combus... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4033133 | Start up system for hydrogen generator used with an internal combustion engine A hydrogen generator provides hydrogen rich product gases which are mixed with the fuel being supplied to an internal combustion engine for the purpose of enabling a very lean mixture of that fuel to be used, whereby nitrous oxides emitted by the engine a... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4018573 | Reactor for the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons with a gas containing oxygen to form a fuel gas A reactor having a reaction chamber with an inlet and outlet along with a heat exchanger designed as a cooler for the gas product has all of its walls which are swept by the hot starting materials or the product gas on the way from the inlet to the cooler... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4003343 | Method and apparatus for maintaining the operating temperature in a device for reducing engine exhaust pollutants This invention provides a method and apparatus for maintaining the operating temperature in a device in which exhaust gases are passed from an engine through a fuel reformer in indirect heat exchange with fuel and steam in contact with a catalytic bed for... | 01/18/1977 |
