Electrically heated reforming reactor for reforming of methane and other hydrocarbons
US12403439B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01B2203/1241
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Electrically heated reforming reactors and associated reforming processes are disclosed, which benefit from a number of advantages in terms of attaining and controlling the input of heat to catalytic conversion processes such as in the reforming of hydrocarbons (e.g., methane) using H2O and/or CO2 as an oxidant. The disclosed reactors provide the ability to target the input of heat to specific regions within a catalyst bed volume. This allows for the control of the temperature profile in one or more dimensions (e.g., axially and/or radially) and/or otherwise tailoring heat input for processing specific reformer feeds, achieving specific reformer products, effectively utilizing the catalyst, and/or compensating for a number of operating parameters (e.g., flow distribution). Dynamic control of the heat input may be used in response to changes in feed or product composition and/or catalyst activity.
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