公开(公告)号：US20150174548A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-25

申请号：US14606847

申请日：2015-01-27

Applicant: CERAMATEC, INC.

Inventor： Joseph J. Hartvigsen ,  Balakrishnan Nair ,  Merrill Wilson ,  Akash Akash

IPC: B01J19/00 ,  C01B3/40

CPC classification number: B01J19/0093 ,  B01D67/0044 ,  B01D71/024 ,  B01D2325/22 ,  B01D2325/30 ,  B01J2219/00783 ,  B01J2219/00824 ,  B01J2219/00835 ,  B01J2219/00873 ,  B01J2219/00907 ,  C01B3/323 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/40 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/503 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/041 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/0475 ,  C01B2203/048 ,  C01B2203/0495 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1023 ,  C01B2203/1058 ,  C01B2203/1223 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  C01B2203/1247 ,  C01B2203/141 ,  C01B2203/145 ,  C01B2203/82 ,  Y02E60/324 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: An apparatus and method for enhancing the yield and purity of hydrogen when reforming hydrocarbons is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including receiving a hydrocarbon feedstock fuel (e.g., methane, vaporized methanol, natural gas, vaporized diesel, etc.) and steam at a reaction zone and reacting the hydrocarbon feedstock fuel and steam in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is selectively removed from the reaction zone while the reaction is occurring by selectively diffusing the hydrogen gas through a porous ceramic membrane. The selective removal of hydrogen changes the equilibrium of the reaction and increases the amount of hydrogen that is extracted from the hydrocarbon feedstock fuel.

Abstract translation: 在本发明的一个实施方案中公开了一种用于在重整烃时提高氢气的产率和纯度的装置和方法，包括将烃原料燃料（例如甲烷，蒸发的甲醇，天然气，蒸发的柴油等）和蒸汽接收在 反应区，并在催化剂存在下使烃原料燃料和蒸汽反应以产生氢气。 通过选择性地将氢气扩散通过多孔陶瓷膜，反应是从反应区选择性地除去氢气。 氢的选择性除去会改变反应的平衡，并增加从烃原料燃料中提取的氢的量。

公开(公告)号：US09873101B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-23

申请号：US14606847

申请日：2015-01-27

Applicant: CERAMATEC, INC.

Inventor： Joseph J. Hartvigsen ,  Balakrishnan Nair ,  Merrill Wilson ,  Akash Akash

IPC: B01J19/00 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/40 ,  B01D67/00 ,  B01D71/02 ,  C01B3/32 ,  C01B3/38 ,  C01B3/50

CPC classification number: B01J19/0093 ,  B01D67/0044 ,  B01D71/024 ,  B01D2325/22 ,  B01D2325/30 ,  B01J2219/00783 ,  B01J2219/00824 ,  B01J2219/00835 ,  B01J2219/00873 ,  B01J2219/00907 ,  C01B3/323 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/40 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/503 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/041 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/0475 ,  C01B2203/048 ,  C01B2203/0495 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1023 ,  C01B2203/1058 ,  C01B2203/1223 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  C01B2203/1247 ,  C01B2203/141 ,  C01B2203/145 ,  C01B2203/82 ,  Y02E60/324 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: An apparatus and method for enhancing the yield and purity of hydrogen when reforming hydrocarbons is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including receiving a hydrocarbon feedstock fuel (e.g., methane, vaporized methanol, natural gas, vaporized diesel, etc.) and steam at a reaction zone and reacting the hydrocarbon feedstock fuel and steam in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is selectively removed from the reaction zone while the reaction is occurring by selectively diffusing the hydrogen gas through a porous ceramic membrane. The selective removal of hydrogen changes the equilibrium of the reaction and increases the amount of hydrogen that is extracted from the hydrocarbon feedstock fuel.