公开(公告)号：US20070267289A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-22

申请号：US11696354

申请日：2007-04-04

申请人： Harry Jabs ,  Daniel Westerheim ,  Brian Hennings ,  Daniel Soekamto ,  Surya Shandy ,  Zoran Minevski ,  Alan Cisar

发明人： Harry Jabs ,  Daniel Westerheim ,  Brian Hennings ,  Daniel Soekamto ,  Surya Shandy ,  Zoran Minevski ,  Alan Cisar

IPC分类号： B01J12/00

CPC分类号： B01J19/088 ,  B01J2219/0809 ,  B01J2219/0815 ,  B01J2219/0818 ,  B01J2219/082 ,  B01J2219/083 ,  B01J2219/0832 ,  B01J2219/0841 ,  B01J2219/0869 ,  B01J2219/0877 ,  B01J2219/0892 ,  B01J2219/0894 ,  C01B3/22 ,  C01B2203/0861 ,  H05H1/48

摘要： Hydrogen gas production includes supplying a hydrocarbon fluid to a gap between a pair of electrodes, applying a voltage across the electrodes to induce an electrical arc, wherein the electrical arc contacts the hydrocarbon to form a plasma and produces a gaseous product comprising hydrogen gas and a solid product comprising carbon, and dynamically adjusting the gap length to control at least one parameter of the plasma. Preferably, the gap length is decreased during plasma initiation or reformation and increased to increase the hydrogen gas production rate. The method preferably includes dynamically adjusting the spatial separation of the electrodes and rotating at least one electrode while generating hydrogen gas to reduce adherence of solids to the electrodes. Furthermore, the polarity of the electrodes may be periodically reversed, primarily to reduce adherence of solids. If the hydrocarbon fluid is a liquid, the method may include controlling the level of the hydrocarbon liquid relative to the pair of electrodes.

摘要翻译： 氢气生产包括向一对电极之间的间隙供应烃流体，在电极之间施加电压以引起电弧，其中电弧与烃接触以形成等离子体并产生包含氢气和 包含碳的固体产物，并且动态地调整间隙长度以控制等离子体的至少一个参数。 优选地，间隙长度在等离子体引发或改性期间减小并且增加以提高氢气产生速率。 该方法优选地包括动态地调节电极的空间分离并旋转至少一个电极同时产生氢气以减少固体对电极的粘附。 此外，电极的极性可以周期性地反转，主要是为了减少固体的粘附。 如果烃流体是液体，则该方法可以包括控制烃液体相对于该对电极的水平。