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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354464 | Apparatus and method for producing hydrogen An apparatus and method for producing a hydrogen-enriched reformate. The apparatus includes a fuel processor for converting a fuel to a reformate having fluctuations in pressure and or flow rate, means for reducing the fluctuations, a compression unit for compressin... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7276214 | Chemical reactor A chemical reactor is disclosed and which has a core composed of a stack of metal plates that are diffusion bonded in face-to-face relationship. A plurality of reaction zones are located within the core, as are a plurality of catalyst receiving zones, and both the r... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267698 | Method for producing hydrogen The invention is a method for producing hydrogen using a generator, heating the vessel that is part of the generator, loading waste comprising steel into the heated vessel, melting the loaded waste to a molten state using a non-transferred torch to cut and melt the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263934 | Methods for generating energy using agricultural biofuel A process comprising, providing an agricultural biofuel to a fluidized bed reactor and combusting the agricultural biofuel to produce heat and/or steam is disclosed. In one embodiment, the agricultural biofuel is selected from the group consisting of agricultural cr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7214252 | Method and device for pyrolyzing and gasifying organic substances or substance mixtures An apparatus for pyrolysis and gasification of organic substances and mixtures thereof is provided with a pyrolysis reactor (1), a fluidized-bed firing (3) for pyrolysis residue, a reaction zone (2) for the pyrolysis gases (13) and circul... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7151067 | Porcelain composition, composite material comprising catalyst and ceramic, film reactor, method for producing synthetic gas, apparatus for producing synthetic gas and method for activating catalyst A porous catalyst layer containing mixed conducting oxide having substantially a perovskite structure and containing a first element selected from Co and Fe, and a second element selected from In, Sn and Y arranged in the B site in the perovskite structure is contig... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7122072 | Controlled heating and cooling of mixed conducting metal oxide materials Method for processing an article comprising a mixed conducting metal oxide material, which method comprises (a) contacting the article with an oxygen-containing gas and reducing or increasing the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas; (b) when the temperature of ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7091251 | Process and apparatus for the production of methanol In a process for the use of a hydrocarbon feedstock (10) by reacting the feedstock in a reactor (11) with oxygen (9) to form a synthesis gas containing at least carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen and subjecting the synthesis gas to a c... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7033570 | Solar-thermal fluid-wall reaction processing The present invention provides a method for carrying out high temperature thermal dissociation reactions requiring rapid-heating and short residence times using solar energy. In particular, the present invention provides a method for carrying out high temperature th... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6981994 | Production enhancement for a reactor This invention is directed to a process for increasing production of product that is formed in a reactor having a combustion section in which fuel is burned to produce heat to drive an endothermic reaction occurring within a reaction section. Production is increased... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6977067 | Selective removal of olefins from hydrocarbon feed streams Provided is a method of generating a hydrogen-rich reformate from a hydrocarbon feed stream comprising olefins and alkanes (e.g., LPG). An inlet gas stream containing the hydrocarbon feed stream and an oxygen containing gas stream, is preheated to a temperature of f... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6949230 | Solid state oxygen anion and electron mediating membrane and catalytic membrane reactors containing them This invention relates to gas-impermeable, solid state materials fabricated into membranes for use in catalytic membrane reactors. This invention particularly relates to solid state oxygen anion- and electron-mediating membranes for use in catalytic membrane reactor... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6872378 | Solar thermal aerosol flow reaction process The present invention provides an environmentally beneficial process using concentrated sunlight to heat radiation absorbing particles to carry out highly endothermic gas phase chemical reactions ultimately resulting in the production of hydrogen or hydrogen synthes... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6858049 | Method for utilizing gas reserves with low methane concentrations for fueling gas turbines The invention is directed to a method of fueling gas turbines from natural gas reserves with relatively low methane concentrations. The invention permits the use of such reserves to be used to fuel gas turbines to generate electric power. The method of the invention... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6645651 | Fuel generator with diffusion ampoules for fuel cells A system of two fuel ampoules that can deliver a reactant by diffusion through one of the ampoule walls to the other, such that when said reactant enters the second ampoule, it reacts with another reactant in said second ampoule, making hydrogen gas as a ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641626 | Mixed ionic and electronic conducting ceramic membranes for hydrocarbon processing The invention relates to mixed phase materials for the preparation of catalytic membranes which exhibit ionic and electronic conduction and which exhibit improved mechanical strength compared to single phase ionic and electronic conducting materials. The ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6589303 | Hydrogen production by process including membrane gas separation An improved process and process train for hydrogen separation and production from gas streams containing hydrogen and light hydrocarbons. The process includes both recovery of hydrogen already in the stream by membrane separation and PSA, and production o... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585784 | Method for utilizing gas reserves with low methane concentrations for fueling gas turbines The invention is directed to a method of fueling gas turbines from natural gas reserves with relatively low methane concentrations. The invention permits the use of such reserves to be used to fuel gas turbines to generate electric power. The method of th... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6579331 | CO2-Selective membrane process and system for reforming a fuel to hydrogen for a fuel cell The present invention provides a CO2 -selective membrane process that is useful for the purification and/or water gas shift reaction of a reformed gas, generated from on-board reforming of a fuel, e.g., hydrocarbon, gasoline, diesel, methanol o... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6488728 | Method for the disposal of waste products containing hydrocarbons and/or halogenated waste products The invention relates to a method for the disposal of waste products containing hydrocarbons and/or halogenated waste products, wherein the waste products are made to react in a hydroxide molten bath in the absence of oxygen at temperatures of 400-900° C... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6350289 | Two-zone molten metal hydrogen-rich and carbon monoxide-rich gas generation process A high pressure two-zone molten iron gasification process for converting solid, liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon feeds into separate substantially hydrogen-rich and carbon monoxide-rich streams at 2 to 200 atmospheres pressure by feeding hydrocarbons into t... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6315802 | H2S production from a molten metal reactor Hydrogen sulfide is produced by charging a sulfur containing feed to a molten metal bath containing over 3 wt. % dissolved carbon. Allowing dissolved carbon levels to build up in the bath, preferably by controlling oxygen addition to ensure a large invent... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6311629 | Process and device for gasification of waste Gasification of waste is performed in a gasifier having a gasification space (1) and a liquid rotating slag bath (2). The slag bath (2) is preferably caused to rotate by tangentially injecting gasification medium and/or at least a portion of the waste via... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6293978 | Process for converting organic compounds using composite materials in membrane reactors A process for converting organic compounds using composite materials in membrane reactors. The composite materials include a gas-tight ceramic, a porous metallic support, and an interfacial zone therebetween eliminate the need for mechanical seals between... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6254652 | At least three-step molten metal decomposition process cycle Sequential processing of hydrogen rich and hydrogen deficient feeds (14 and 16) in a heat balanced, single molten metal bath (40) to produce both 90+ mole % hydrogen (90) and one or more lower purity vapor streams (140) is disclosed. The molten metal bath... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6214066 | Synthesis gas production by ion transport membranes Synthesis gas is produced from a methane-containing reactant gas in a mixed conducting membrane reactor in which the reactor is operated to maintain the product gas outlet temperature above the reactant gas feed temperature wherein the total gas pressure ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6110239 | Molten metal hydrocarbon gasification process A process in which a high-purity, high-pressure hydrogen-rich gas stream and a high-purity, high-pressure carbon monoxide-rich gas stream are simultaneously produced separately and continuously using a molten metal gasifier that contains at least two zone... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5958091 | Hydrogen preparing apparatus A hydrogen preparing apparatus is disclosed which reforms a hydrocarbon and/or a hydrocarbon containing an oxygen atom to obtain a hydrogen-containing gas and separates hydrogen from this hydrogen-containing gas. The apparatus includes a porous substrate ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5858314 | Thermally enhanced compact reformer A natural gas reformer comprising a stack of thermally conducting plates interspersed with catalyst plates and provided with internal or external manifolds for reactants. The catalyst plate is in intimate thermal contact with the conducting plates so that... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5746788 | Process for the simultaneous sorption of water and organic compounds Described is a process for the simultaneous sorption of water and organic compounds from gases selected from the group comprising natural gas and process gases (e.g. waste gases of maleic acid or terephthalic acid (anhydride) production or phthalic acid a... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5577346 | Multi-zone molten-metal hydrogen and fuel gas generation process A plural-zone molten metal iron gasifier for converting feeds containing hydrogen and carbon, such as propane, solvent deasphalted pitch, etc., into substantially pure hydrogen and CO/CO2 streams under pressure by incorporating carbo into the m... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5478370 | Method for producing synthesis gas The invention provides an improved method for producing synthesis gas from lower alkanes which utilizes molten baths as reactors. A molten metal oxide bath delivers oxygen to a feed stream containing lower alkanes and enhances oxidation of the lower alkan... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5466363 | Integrated process for hydrotreating heavy oil, then manufacturing an alloy or steel using a carbon-based catalyst Use of a carbon-based catalyst composition, particularly activated-carbon, optionally containing at least one metal selected from Ni, Co, Mo, W, Fe, or mixtures thereof, for heavy oil hydroprocessing. Recovery and partial gasification of the catalyst to p... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5324452 | Integrated plate-fin heat exchange reformation The present invention is a reformation process using a compact, plate-fin heat exchanger with multi-stream, multi-passage capability to provide parallel juxtaposed heat exchange of the various process streams of a reformation process.... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5087270 | Device using a flame for producing synthetic gas A method and device are provided for producing synthetic gas by combustion of a fuel in a combustive agent deficient atmosphere, said combustive agent being gaseous, said device including first means for feeding the fuel and a part of the combustive gas i... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4854943 | Process of producing a gas which is rich in carbon monoxide by a cracking of hydrocarbons Gases which are rich in carbon monoxide are producted by a catalytic cracking of gaseous or vaporized hydrocarbons. A part of the hydrocarbons is combusted with an oxygen-containing gas which is added at a rate that is twice to ten times the stoichiometri... | 08/08/1989 |
