Gas: heating and illuminating – Apparatus for converting or treating hydrocarbon gas
Patent
1997-11-13
1999-08-17
McMahon, Timothy
Gas: heating and illuminating
Apparatus for converting or treating hydrocarbon gas
481185, 422211, B01J 816
Patent
active
059388005
ABSTRACT:
A compact, mobile fuel converter for producing molecular hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels, such as automotive gasoline, or other fuels such as methanol and ethanol has a steam reformer for producing molecular hydrogen from a pressurized and desulfurized fuel and water vapor preheated by flue gases from the fuel processor. The fuel processor is fed with the desulfurized fuel and water mix and a burner is provided to combust off-gas from the fuel processor reaction. Uncombusted off-gas is depressurized and mixed with auxiliary fuel used in the burner. Hydrogen produced in the fuel processor by the steam reforming process is separated from other reformate products using membrane filtration.
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Chaney Larry J.
Kneidel Kurt E.
McIlroy Robert A.
Privette Robert M.
Verrill Christopher L.
Edwards R.J.
Marich Eric
McDermott Technology Inc.
McMahon Timothy
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