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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972394 | Selective methanation reactor for reducing carbon monoxide in a reformate stream A method of operating a methanation reactor to reduce carbon monoxide concentration in a reformate stream in a fuel cell reformer. The reactor includes a flowpath with a noble metal catalyst supported by a ceramic support such that the reactor preferentially convert... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7955403 | Systems and methods for producing substitute natural gas Systems and methods for producing synthetic natural gas are provided. The method can include gasifying a carbonaceous feedstock within a gasifier to provide a raw syngas. The raw syngas can be cooled to provide a cooled raw syngas. The cooled raw syngas can be proce... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951212 | Method and apparatus for producing synthesis gas from biomass Method and apparatus for producing synthesis gas comprising the steps of combusting (4) a combustible gas to form hot flue gasses (7), passing the flue gasses (7) through heat storing means (1) so as to heat the heat storing means (1 | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947095 | Method of and an apparatus for gasifying carbonaceous material A method of and an apparatus for gasifying carbonaceous material, the apparatus including a gasification reactor, to which oxygen-containing primary gas and secondary gasification gas are introduced, whereby a portion of the material to be gasified is gasified to pr... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947096 | Hydrogen generator This invention relates to a hydrogen generator system for generating hydrogen from a water split reaction. The generator comprises a pressure container having a reactant water inlet, and a product hydrogen outlet. Pluralities of cells are vertically stacked inside t... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7931712 | Natural gas steam reforming method with linear countercurrent heat exchanger The present invention is a natural gas steam reforming method for generating an output gas mixture of carbon dioxide and hydrogen, including the following steps. (1) Combusting a portion of the natural gas with an oxidizing agent to generate heat, superheated steam,... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7922781 | Hydrogen generation apparatus and method for using same A compact hydrogen generator for use with fuel cells and other applications includes a hydrogen membrane reactor having a combustion chamber and a reaction chamber. The two chambers are have a fluid connection and a heat exchange relationship with one another. The h... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7909899 | Method and apparatus for automated, modular, biomass power generation Method and apparatus for generating a low tar, renewable fuel gas from biomass and using it in other energy conversion devices, many of which were designed for use with gaseous and liquid fossil fuels. An automated, downdraft gasifier incorporates extensive air inje... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7892304 | Apparatus and method for controlling compressor motor speed in a hydrogen generator An apparatus for producing hydrogen having compressor motor speed control. The apparatus includes a hydrogen generator for producing a product comprising hydrogen and a compression unit for compressing the product. The hydrogen generator can include a fuel processor... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887606 | Fuel reforming apparatus and method for starting said fuel reforming apparatus A fuel reforming apparatus is provided such that an assembled unit of a reformer 1 with its associated instruments (a water vaporizer 2, primary fuel gasifier 3, desulfurizer 4, low-temperature shift converter 5 and selective oxida... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879119 | Heat integration and condensate treatment in a shift feed gas saturator Systems and processes for adjusting hydrogen content of a synthesis gas are provided. At least a portion of carbon monoxide in a syngas can be converted to carbon dioxide to provide a shifted syngas and condensed water. The syngas can have a first hydrogen to carbon... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875090 | Method and apparatus to protect synthesis gas via flash pyrolysis and gasification in a molten liquid Disclosed are a method and a corresponding apparatus for converting a biomass reactant into synthesis gas. The method includes the steps of (1) heating biomass in a first molten liquid bath at a first temperature, wherein the first temperature is at least about 100Â... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871450 | Pre-processing assembly for pre-processing fuel feedstocks for use in a fuel cell system A pre-processing assembly and method for processing fuel feedstock containing oxygen and hydrocarbons having higher and lower hydrocarbon content for a fuel cell, wherein the pre-processing assembly has a deoxidizing bed for reducing oxygen in the fuel feedstock and... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867300 | Ammonia-based hydrogen generation apparatus and method for using same The present disclosure provides teachings relating to ammonia-based hydrogen generation apparatus and associated methods of use. Exemplary methods and apparatus comprise a thermocatalytic hydrogen generation reactor which includes a reaction chamber containing a cat... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867301 | Pre-reformer A pre-reformer comprises a non-electrically conducting gas tight duct and an electrically conducting wire arranged in the duct. The electrically conducting wire is electrically isolated from the duct. The duct has an inlet for receiving a hydrocarbon fuel at a first... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7858245 | Methods of using integrated fuel processor apparatus and enclosure An integrated fuel processor apparatus and enclosure for converting hydrocarbon fuel to a hydrogen rich gas. The integrated apparatus includes a fuel processor for producing a hydrogen-rich reformate that contains water and a combustible gas component. The fuel proc... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857875 | Autothermal reforming in a fuel processor utilizing non-pyrophoric shift catalyst A method for start-up and shut down of a fuel processor including an autothermal reformer employing a non-pyrophoric shift catalyst is disclosed. Also disclosed are a computer programmed to start-up or shut down a fuel processor including an autothermal reformer emp... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7842110 | Steam reforming process and apparatus Various processes and systems are disclosed for converting carbonaceous materials into a product gas stream. For instance, the product gas stream may be endothermically converted to a gas through a steam reforming process. The present invention is directed to variou... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828864 | Steam reforming fuel processor, burner assembly, and methods of operating the same Systems and methods for producing hydrogen gas with a fuel processing system that includes a hydrogen-producing region that produces hydrogen gas from a feed stream and a heating assembly that consumes a fuel stream to produce a heated exhaust stream for heating the... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828863 | Method and arrangement for reforming fuel A method and an arrangement for reforming a hydrocarbon fuel such as dimethyl ether (DME), methanol, ethanol, propanol, or any variants or other oxidized fuels is disclosed for generating hydrogen especially for supplying a fuel cell. Furthermore, a fuel cell system... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819932 | Method and system for generating hydrogen-enriched fuel gas for emissions reduction and carbon dioxide for sequestration A method of generating hydrogen-enriched fuel gas and carbon dioxide comprising converting hydrocarbon molecules from a gaseous hydrocarbon feed stream into hydrogen and carbon dioxide, separating the hydrogen and carbon dioxide, blending the hydrogen back into the ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815699 | Method for starting a primary reactor A preferred method for starting a primary reactor of a fuel cell system includes performing lean combustion within the primary reactor during a first phase of a start sequence and autothermal reforming during a second phase of the start sequence. In another aspect o... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7763087 | Safety system architecture for a hydrogen fueling station An apparatus and a method for use in controlling the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a purified hydrogen generator; at least one of a compression unit, a storage unit, and a dispensing unit; and a system controller. The system controller is capable o... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758663 | Plasma assisted conversion of carbonaceous materials into synthesis gas A method and system for producing synthesis gas in which a carbonaceous material and at least one oxygen carrier are introduced into a non-thermal plasma reactor at a temperature in the range of about 300° C. to about 700° C. and a pressure in a range of about atm... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7749291 | Three-stage gasification—biomass-to-electricity process with an acetylene process The invention relates to a process for the generation of electrical energy and byproducts from the gasification of biomass and/or environmental waste materials. Environmental waste and/or renewable biomass is processed by three separate stages of gasification. The f... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7736402 | Biomass gasifier A biomass gasifier includes a wall structure defining a gasification chamber having a biomass inlet at an upper end thereof and a char outlet at a lower end. A generally U-shaped char tube has a base and first and second substantially vertical limbs. The first limb ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736401 | Method of gasifying carbonaceous materials and a device for implementing it The invention relates to a method for the gasification of carbonaceous materials in the form of solid particles. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: heating a gaseous mixture formed by a feed gas and water vapor in a heater (1); ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736400 | Plasma assisted conversion of carbonaceous materials into a gas A method and system for producing product gases in which a carbonaceous material and at least one oxygen carrier are introduced into a non-thermal plasma reactor at a temperature in the range of about 300° C. to about 700° C. and a pressure in a range of about atm... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736404 | Methanol steam reforming catalysts, steam reformers, and fuel cell systems incorporating the same Methanol steam reforming catalysts, and steam reformers and fuel cell systems incorporating the same. In some embodiments, the methanol steam reforming catalyst includes zinc oxide as an active component. In some embodiments, the methanol steam reforming catalyst fu... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736403 | Process for humidifying synthesis gas Disclosed is a process for humidifying syngas to achieve a water to carbon monoxide molar ratio in the product syngas within a desired range and in which the molar ratio which can be varied over time in response to changes in downstream syngas requirements. The raw ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7722690 | Methods for producing synthesis gas A process for producing electrical power, chemicals, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen is provided. One or more feedstocks and one or more oxidants can be combined in a fluidized reaction zone heated to a temperature from about 1050° F. to about 1900° F. to provide a s... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7670394 | Compact reforming reactor Reforming reactor for the conversion of a process fluid into hydrogen comprising: a reforming section and a boiler section which are both contained within a common volume and a combustion section, in which said reforming section co... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670395 | Compact reforming reactor Reforming reactor for the conversion of a process fluid into hydrogen comprising: a reforming section which is contained within a closed volume, a boiler section and a combustion section, in which said reforming section contains one or more catalyst tubes filled wit... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666236 | Hydrogen generator, method of shutting down operation of hydrogen generator, and fuel cell system A hydrogen generator of the invention includes: a reformer for generating a hydrogen-rich gas from a feed gas and water by a reaction using a reforming catalyst body and sending it out from an outlet port; a material feed system for feeding the feed gas to the refor... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7648541 | Desulfurisation of fuel A method of removing sulfur from a fuel supply stream for a fuel cell (1), which method comprises: (a) hydrogenating the fuel supply stream (1) by contacting it with a hydrogenation catalyst in the presence of hydrogen to convert sulfur-containing comp... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7632322 | Hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies, heating assemblies, and methods of operating the same Combustion-based heating assemblies and hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies that include at least a reforming region adapted to be heated by the heating assemblies. The heating assembly may include at least one fuel chamber and at least one heating and ign... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7575613 | Method and apparatus for producing methane from carbonaceous material A method for producing methane (69) from a carbonaceous (22) material includes conveying pulverized carbonaceous material (28) entrained in an inert carrier fluid, such as carbon dioxide (36), into a reactor (34). The reactor (3... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7569086 | Fluid bed reactor having vertically spaced apart clusters of heating conduits A fluid bed reactor is configured to process a reactive material to form one or more products. The reactor includes a reaction vessel defining a compartment configured to receive the reactive material. A first cluster of heating conduits at least partially occupies ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7569085 | System and method for hydrogen production A system for production of hydrogen comprises at least one steam reforming zone configured to receive a first fuel and steam to produce a first reformate gas stream comprising hydrogen using a steam reforming process. The system further comprises a mixed reforming z... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7547334 | Continuous reactor Reactors and methods for reducing the carbon monoxide concentration in a reactant stream are provided. The reactors are generally configured such that a reactant from a second reactant stream may be continuously introduced along at least a portion of the length of a... | 06/16/2009 |
