This invention allows for the combining of a hydrocarbon fuel, steam, and Ai/O2 I in an integrated auto-thermal reformer and water-shifting reactor unit.
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Integrated Reformer, Reactor, and Control System for Efficient H2 Production from Hydrocarbon Fuels Tech ID: UA15-116 Invention: This invention is a control system that allows the precise combining of a hydrocarbon fuel, steam and Ai/O2 l in an integrated auto-thermal reformer and water-shifting reactor unit. The device can achieve thermal management to have favorable high and low temperature for both auto thermal reformers and water shifting reactors. Status: issued U.S patent #11,196,072
Key Benefits
- Achieves thermal management to have favorable high and low temperatures - High hydrogen conversion rate from hydrocarbon fuels - Allows integration of auto-thermal reformer and water-shifting reactor
Applications
- Hydrogen fuel cells - Processing / refining - Chemical synthesis