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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142756 | Methods of reforming hydrocarbon fuels using hexaaluminate catalysts A metal substituted hexaaluminate catalyst for reforming hydrocarbon fuels to synthesis gas of the general formula AByAl12-yO19-δ, A being selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and lanthanide metals or mixtures thereof.... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8062623 | Stable, catalyzed, high temperature combustion in microchannel, integrated combustion reactors Catalysts containing 30 weight percent or more platinum have surprisingly been discovered to possess superior stability and activity for catalyzing combustion reactions. The addition of rhenium improves catalyst performance in fuel lean conditions but has undesirabl... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8003073 | Autothermal hydrogen storage and delivery systems Processes are provided for the storage and release of hydrogen by means of dehydrogenation of hydrogen carrier compositions where at least part of the heat of dehydrogenation is provided by a hydrogen-reversible selective oxidation of the carrier. Autothermal genera... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7972587 | Hydrogen production from biomass Briefly described, methods of generating (H2) from a biomass and the like, are disclosed. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7919070 | Multi-zone reforming methods and apparatus for conversion of devolatilized biomass to syngas The present invention provides improved methods and apparatus for producing syngas from any carbon-containing feed material. In one aspect, a multi-zone reformer system is provided. A first reaction zone can reduce the presence of refractory tars, while a second rea... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7824656 | Catalysts for hydrogen production The present invention relates to catalysts for the production of hydrogen using the water gas shift reaction and the carbon dioxide reforming of hydrocarbon-containing fuels. The catalysts nickel and/or copper on a ceria/zirconia support, where the support is prepar... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820139 | Method for energy conversion minimizing oxygen consumption The invention concerns a method for energy conversion of solid fuels in particular containing carbon comprising a first step which consists in reacting said fuels in a first energy conversion reactor (2, 20). The invention is characterized in that it comprise... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820140 | Thermo-neutral reforming of petroleum-based liquid hydrocarbons A method for the thermo-neutral reforming of liquid hydrocarbon fuels which employs a Ni—Ce2O—Pt—Rh catalyst having dual functionalities to achieve both combustion and steam reforming. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7794690 | Carbon sequestration and dry reforming process and catalysts to produce same A carbon sequestration and dry reforming process for the production of synthesis gas and sequestered carbon from carbon dioxide. Two-dimension catalysts for sequestering carbon and a process to produce same. A method for activating two dimension catalysts. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7780945 | Method of and apparatus for producing hydrogen from methanol A method that allows producing hydrogen from methanol in a simple manner and an apparatus that is small in size and light in weight, which can produce hydrogen from methanol, are provided. The apparatus comprises a container (4) that retains liquid methanol (... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7704485 | System and method for processing fuel for use by a fuel cell using a micro-channel catalytic hydrogen separator A power generation system and a fuel processor for use within a power generation system. A common hydrocarbon fuel is introduced into the heated reaction chamber along with water vapor. The hydrocarbon fuel and water react, producing less complex resultant gases. Th... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7682597 | Method for extracting hydrogen from a gas that contains methane, especially natural gas, and system for carrying out said method The invention relates to a method for extracting hydrogen from a gas containing methane, especially natural gas. Hydrocarbons contained in the gas are catalytically broken down in a reformer (4) by steam in order to form hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon d... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7618612 | Low-temperature hydrogen production from oxygenated hydrocarbons Disclosed is a method of producing hydrogen from oxygenated hydrocarbon reactants, such as methanol, glycerol, sugars (e.g. glucose and xylose), or sugar alcohols (e.g. sorbitol). The method takes place in the condensed liquid phase. The method includes the steps of... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7510696 | Method and apparatus for the production of hydrogen-rich gas A method and apparatus for the production of hydrogen-rich gas are provided. The method and apparatus prevent over-reduction of iron oxide-based shift catalyst by introducing an oxidative stream along with a carbon monoxide containing gaseous feed stream from a cata... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7491380 | Catalytic reactor The invention relates to a reactor (1), suitable for the catalytic conversion of a feed mixture which is capable of explosion and/or ignition, comprising a feed supply chamber (2), an effluent discharge chamber (3), a catalyst bed (4) hav... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7442290 | Mesoporous aluminum oxide, preparation and use thereof Mesoporous aluminum oxides with high surface areas have been synthesized using inexpensive, small organic templating agents instead of surfactants. Optionally, some of the aluminum can be framework-substituted by one or more other elements. The material has high the... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439273 | Hydrogen purification process and system A hydrogen generation system is disclosed that includes a fuel reforming reactor generating a hydrogen-rich reformate gas at a temperature greater than 150 C, a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) hydrogen purification unit that separates the reformate gas into a relati... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432222 | High temperature stable non-noble metal catalyst, process for production of syngas using said catalyst This invention discloses a high temperature stable, supported, non-noble metal catalyst, represented by a general formula: NiCoaCebMgcYdOx(y)/S, wherein S is a low surface area, macroporous, highly sintered, sol... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431865 | Production of ammonia synthesis gas Ammonia synthesis gas production having a shift reaction stage employing a copper-based catalyst wherein the air supplied to the process is passed through an absorber that removes sulfur and/or halide contaminants, is described. The absorber has a support carrying a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429621 | Cyclone reactor and associated methods A method of synthesizing and reacting compounds in a cyclone reactor (10) is disclosed and described. A liquid carrier can be provided which can include solid catalyst particles, liquid catalysts, and/or liquid reactants. The liquid carrier can be formed into... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7419648 | Process for the production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide The present invention pertains to a process for the production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide from hydrocarbons involving: a) supplying a gaseous stream of hydrocarbons and a molecular-oxygen containing gas to a first reaction zone having a fluidized be... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399326 | Carbon monoxide clean-up in a PEM fuel cell system A fuel processor system is provided including an autothermal reactor (ATR), a pressure swing adsorber (PSA) located downstream of the ATR, and a methanation reactor located downstream of the PSA. A method of operating of proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack invo... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384621 | Reforming with hydration of carbon dioxide fixing material Methods for converting hydrocarbon fuels to hydrogen-rich reformate that incorporate a carbon dioxide fixing mechanism into the initial hydrocarbon conversion process. The mechanism utilizes a carbon dioxide fixing material to remove carbon dioxide from the reformat... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381230 | Reactor and process for making synthesis gas The invention relates to reactor systems and processes for producing synthesis gas. In one embodiment, a reactor comprises a first reaction zone comprising a combustion catalyst, wherein the first reaction zone is operated at conditions sufficient to produce a combu... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368482 | Catalytic partial oxidation process for producing synthesis gas Partial oxidation process of liquid fuels, selected from hydrocarbon and/or oxygenated compounds, together with gaseous fuels, selected from hydrocarbon compounds, natural gas and LPG, by means of a suitable catalytic system comprising the following steps: premixing... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364712 | Catalyst for purifying methane-containing waste gas and method of purifying methane-containing waste gas This invention provides a catalyst for removing hydrocarbons from a combustion gas containing methane and containing an excess of oxygen, which comprises iridium supported on zirconium oxide; and a method of removing hydrocarbons from a combustion gas containing met... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354566 | Fuel gas production method and apparatus A fuel gas production apparatus includes a vaporization mechanism, a reforming mechanism, a PSA mechanism, a supply passage, a combustion air supply mechanism and an ECU. The vaporization mechanism has a combustion catalyst for vaporizing a fuel. The reforming mecha... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354560 | Process for the production of hydrogen Process for the removal of organic and/or inorganic sulfur from an ammonia stream by passing said stream through a fixed bed of sulfur absorbent in a sulfur absorber and withdrawing a sulfur-free ammonia stream, wherein said sulfur absorbent is a catalyst having a t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351750 | Method for producing long-chain hydrocarbons from natural gas Natural gas is reacted with steam for generating carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a first catalytic reactor. The resulting gas mixture is used to perform Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a second catalytic reactor. After performing Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, the remainin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351275 | Carbon monoxide production process The present invention provides for a process for producing carbon monoxide. A feed gas stream of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide is directed to a membrane unit which separates the feed gas stream into two streams. The stream containing carbon monoxide i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344789 | Hypergolic hydrogen generation system for fuel cell power plants The invention provides a controlled hypergolic approach to using concentrated hydrogen peroxide in combination with certain hydrocarbons such as ethanol, methanol, methane as well as more common fuels such as gasoline, diesel, DME, JP5, JP8 and the like to generate ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341610 | Fuel cell system having two reformation reactors and method for operating same A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell unit and a gas-generating system containing at least one reforming unit for obtaining a hydrogen-rich reformate from a fuel. It is possible to supply the reformate at least partly to the anode side of the fuel cell unit. The s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335346 | Catalyst and method of steam reforming The present invention provides a method of steam reforming a hydrocarbon over a catalyst at short residence times or short contact times. The present invention also provides spinel-containing catalysts. Surprisingly superior results and properties obtained in method... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332147 | Process for reforming hydrocarbons with carbon dioxide by the use of a selectively permeable membrane reactor A process is provided for reforming a hydrocarbon with carbon dioxide using a selectively permeable membrane reactor including a catalyst for accelerating a chemical reaction and a selectively permeable membrane exhibiting selective permeability, wherein a carbon di... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332146 | Method for zero emission liquid hydrogen production from methane and landfill gas Processes, methods, systems and devices for zero emission liquid hydrogen production directly from a variety of methane sources, such as natural gas and landfill gas, are disclosed. Five embodiments of plant designs for liquid hydrogen production are presented. The ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323159 | Method for fast start of a fuel processor An improved fuel processor for fuel cells is provided whereby the startup time of the processor is less than sixty seconds and can be as low as 30 seconds, if not less. A rapid startup time is achieved by either igniting or allowing a small mixture of air and fuel t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316806 | Modifying catalyst for partial oxidation and method for modification A reforming catalyst for partial oxidation to reform hydrocarbon compound including a sulfur-containing compound includes platinum and rhodium. Even in reforming a hydrocarbon compound including a sulfur-containing compound such as, for example, a town gas, the cata... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309480 | Catalyst for hydrogen generation through steam reforming of hydrocarbons A catalyst that can be used for the production of hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels in steam reforming processes contains an active metal of, e.g., at least one of Ir, Pt and Pd, on a catalyst support of, e.g., at least one of monoclinic zirconia and an alkaline-earth... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306781 | Hydrogen generator A hydrogen generator is formed of a strip of corrugated material that has been folded back and forth upon itself to define a monolith having multiple fluid flow regions. At least one of these regions is used for combustion, and at least one of these regions is used ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305850 | Distillation process using microchannel technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for distilling a fluid mixture in a microchannel distillation unit, the microchannel distillation unit comprising a plurality of microchannel distillation sections, the fluid mixture comprising a more volatile component a... | 12/11/2007 |
