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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187348 | Hydrogen generator A hydrogen generator includes a container with multiple concentric hollow cylinders of chemical hydride fuel disposed within the container. A water vapor source is disposed within the container and operable to deliver water vapor to the cylinders of chemical hydride... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182558 | Device for generating hydrogen from hydrocarbon, water and oxygen comprising a reaction and heat exchange chamber A device generating hydrogen from a hydrocarbon, oxygen and water. The reaction is carried out at high temperature. The device includes a first substantially cylindrical zone surrounding the reaction chamber circulates water vapor and hydrocarbon, excluding the reac... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177868 | Reforming apparatus and method A multiple adiabatic bed reforming apparatus and process are disclosed in which stage-wise combustion, in combination with multiple reforming chambers with catalyst, utilize co-flow and cross-flow under laminar flow conditions, to provide a reformer suitable for sma... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177869 | Reaction device, heat-insulating container, fuel cell device, and electronic apparatus Disclosed is a reaction device that includes a reaction device main body that includes a first reaction unit and a second reaction unit, a container to house the reaction device main body and a first region that corresponds to at least the first reaction unit and a ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172912 | Self-regulating gas generator and method A self-regulating gas generator that, in response to gas demand, supplies and automatically adjusts the amount of gas (e.g., hydrogen or oxygen) catalytically generated in a chemical supply chamber from an appropriate chemical supply, such as a chemical solution, ga... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172913 | Array of planar membrane modules for producing hydrogen A shared or common environment membrane reactor containing a plurality of planar membrane modules with top and bottom thin foil membranes supported by both an intermediary porous support plate and a central base which has both solid extended members and hollow regio... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8152872 | Modular reformer with enhanced heat recuperation The thermal reformer system (1) is provided that compromises a planar assembly including a reformer zone (5), a combustion zone (6), and various inlet and outlet manifolds with associated fluid flow passages (11, 20). The reformer system ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152873 | System for generating hydrogen from a chemical hydride A system is disclosed to generate hydrogen. The system includes a fuel cartridge, a cartridge interface, and a fuel cartridge receiver. The fuel cartridge includes a liquid permeable material with one or more cavities that encloses a solid anhydrous chemical hydride... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147571 | Fuel processor for a fuel cell arrangement and a method of operating a fuel processor for a fuel cell arrangement The fuel processor (10) comprises a desulphurization reactor (12), a catalytic partial oxidation reactor (14), a combustor (16) and a pre-reformer (18), means (20) to supply a hydrocarbon fuel to the desulphurization reactor... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142528 | Methods and systems of reducing viscosity of gasification system slag Methods and systems for gasifier fines recycling system are provided. The system includes a gasifier slag removal system configured to separate first fines from a particulate slag removed from a gasifier by at least one of settling and filtering, a second fines hand... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142529 | Fuel processor having carbon monoxide removing unit and method of operating the same A fuel processor having a CO removal unit including an apparatus for warming a CO shifter, is provided. A method of using the fuel processor is also provided. The fuel processor includes a reformer that extracts hydrogen gas from a raw fuel by reacting the raw fuel ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137421 | Hydrogen generation device, a fuel cell system, and an analysis system A hydrogen generation device includes a container; a hydrogen generation unit configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; a combustion unit configured to combust a part of the hydrogen-containing gas; a sensor unit including a thermal deformation member, confi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8123825 | Microreactor and production method thereof A microreactor is configured to have a metal substrate having a microchannel portion on one surface thereof, a heater provided on the other surface of the metal substrate via an insulating film, a catalyst supported on the microchannel portion, and a cover member ha... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118889 | Catalytic reactor A catalytic reactor (40) comprises a plurality of sheets (42) defining flow channels (44) between them. Within each flow channel (44) is a foil (46) of corrugated material whose surfaces are coated with catalytic material apart fro... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118892 | Gasification system A gasification system method and apparatus to convert a feed stream containing at least some organic material into synthesis gas having a first region, a second region, a gas solid separator, and a means for controlling the flow of material from the first region to ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118890 | Method and device for producing synthesis gases by partial oxidation of slurries prepared from fuels containing ash and full quenching of the crude gas A method and device for the gasification of solid fuels such as bituminous coals, and cokes such as those from bituminous coals, lignite coals, and biomasses, as well as petroleum cokes, that are ground fine and mixed with water or oil to obtain fuel-in-liquid suspe... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118891 | Grate for high temperature gasification systems An improved active grate consisting of at least two elongated rockers positioned parallel to one and another, each rocker having a lower surface and an upper surface and configured to rotate back and forth about their longitudinal axis. Each individual rocker is fur... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114175 | Fuel cell hydrocarbon reformer having rapid transient response and convective cooling A catalytic hydrocarbon reformer comprising a catalyst concentrically disposed within a reformer tube surrounded by an annular flow space for air entering a fuel-air mixing zone ahead of the catalyst. The catalyst is sustained by minimal insulative mounting material... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114173 | Hydrogen generator and method of operating the same A hydrogen generator and a method of operating the hydrogen generator. The hydrogen generator includes: a cylindrical reformer catalyst; and a cylindrical shift catalyst disposed inside of the reformer catalyst; a separation wall provided between the reformer cataly... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114174 | Reaction device A reaction device 10 is used for producing water gas from polyhydric alcohol and water. The reaction device 10 includes a reactor 13 which has a reaction field 14 where a catalyst is provided inside and a reaction fluid flows. The catalys... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110012 | System for hot solids combustion and gasification In a retrofit system for hot solids combustion and gasification, a chemical looping system includes an endothermic reducer reactor 12 having at least one materials inlet 22 for introducing carbonaceous fuel and CaCO3 therein and a CaS/gas ou... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105723 | Reaction device, and fuel cell device and electronic apparatus using the reaction device Disclosed is a reaction device including: a reactor, a heat insulating container housing the reactor, a pipe penetrating a wall of the insulating container to connect the reactor to an outside of the insulating container, wherein the wall of the heat insulating cont... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100991 | Biomass gasification apparatus A compact biomass gasification apparatus is capable of gasifying a wide variety of biomass materials, without regard to their size and/or the water content of those materials, and also capable of substantially removing the tar component generated in a gasification p... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100992 | Biomass gasification apparatus A biomass thermochemical gasification apparatus is provided that can manufacture high-quality fuel gas out of solid biomass in an industrial manner. This fuel gas can be used as fuel for a gas engine and a gas turbine for example and also can be used as synthesis ga... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100993 | Hydrogen generator A hydrogen gas generator generates hydrogen gas by mixing two reactants. The generator has a reaction chamber for receiving a solid reactant. The chamber has a reaction product separator impermeable to the solid reactant and a biasing means for biasing reactant prod... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092558 | Microchannel reactor module for hydrogen release There is disclosed a microchannel reactor module for the immediate catalytic release of hydrogen from hydrogenated organic molecules along with the recovery of hydrogen gas and the recovery of dehydrogenated organic molecules as a liquid. More specifically, the disc... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083816 | Production of hydrogen by means of a mechanical scraper on aluminum in an aqueous medium An apparatus, method, and system for producing hydrogen gas by mechanical scraping of a surface of an aluminum-containing material, in the presence of an aqueous medium, the apparatus including: (a) a reaction chamber having a discharge port, and adapted to sealably... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075645 | Catalysts, system and method for hydrogen production A system for producing hydrogen features a reactor including a reaction channel adapted to receive a reaction stream including a mixture of supercritical water and a hydrocarbon fuel. A catalyst is positioned in the reaction channel so that a product stream containi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8057559 | Hydrogen generator and hydrogenation apparatus The efficiency of dehydrogenation and that of hydrogenation are improved. A hydrogen generator for generating hydrogen by dehydrogenation of organic hydrides in the presence of a catalyst is characterized by comprising a reactor vessel (10) of a multi-tubular... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053119 | Reformer and fuel cell system having the same There is provided a fuel cell system comprising: a stack for generating electric energy through a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen; a reformer for generating hydrogen from fuel through a catalytic reaction of the fuel using thermal energy and for supplying the g... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048177 | Method for treatment of drain in hydrogen production and hydrogen production system A method for treating drain in hydrogen production includes steps of gasifying in a gasifier (1), reforming in a reformer (2), gas-liquid separation in a gas-liquid separator (4), PSA gas separation in a PSA separator (5) and evaporation ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048176 | Reformer of fuel cell system and method of controlling the same A reformer for a fuel cell system, and a method of controlling the reformer. The reformer includes a cylindrical reforming catalyst; a burner disposed inside of the reforming catalyst and comprising a plurality of nozzles to direct flames at the reforming catalyst; ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043389 | Fuel cell heat recovering reformer and system A fuel cell system includes a reformer for reforming fuel and generating hydrogen gas. A stack generates electricity through an electrochemical reaction between the hydrogen gas and oxygen. A fuel supply unit supplies fuel to the reformer. An air supply unit supplie... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043390 | Apparatus and method for controlling the gas composition produced during the gasification of carbon containing feeds A method for controlling the output composition from a gasification device for use in the gasification of biomass using a gasifier in which the biomass and gas both flow in a downward direction. The method combines the use of steam and oxygen as a mixed oxidation st... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038743 | Systems and methods for supercritical water reformation of fuels and generation of hydrogen using supercritical water A supercritical water reformer (SCWR) and methods for using supercritical water to convert hydrocarbons, particularly hydrocarbon fuels such as diesel fuel or gasoline, into carbonaceous gases and hydrogen. The synthesis gas stream generated by the fuel reforming re... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038744 | Reduced-emission gasification and oxidation of hydrocarbon materials for hydrogen and oxygen extraction A system and process for maximizing the generation of marketable products from a variety of hydrocarbon feedstocks. The hydrocarbon feedstocks are first gasified and then oxidized in a two-chamber system and process using oxygen gas rather than ambient air. Intermed... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038745 | Process and appartus for the production of useful products from carbonaceous feedstock A carbonaceous feedstock to alcohol conversion process in which carbon dioxide and a portion of the hydrogen produced are removed from the syngas stream issuing from a feedstock reformer, to yield a reduced hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane syngas stream. The hy... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038746 | Reduced-emission gasification and oxidation of hydrocarbon materials for liquid fuel production A system and process are disclosed for the controlled combustion of a wide variety of hydrocarbon feedstocks to produce thermal energy, liquid fuels, and other valuable products with little or no emissions. The hydrocarbon feeds, such as coal and biomass, are first ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034134 | Spiral microreformer assembly A design for a microchannel steam microreformer has been developed to provide power in conjunction with a micro fuel cell for a portable, low-power device. The design is optimized for low pumping power and rapid operation as well as thermal efficiency, overall size,... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029580 | Fuel cell reformer and system A reformer for a fuel cell system has at least a dual pipe configuration that forms independent spaces through which fuel containing hydrogen passes. The reformer includes a first reaction assembly for generating heat energy by an oxidation reaction of the fuel and ... | 10/04/2011 |
