Internal combustion engine as a chemical reactor to produce synthesis gas from hydrocarbon feeds
US12416271B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An internal combustion engine is operated at fuel-rich conditions by adjusting one or more operating parameters such as, for example, a throttle, an ignition timing, a load coupled to the engine, a fuel pressure, power to a supercharger, and power to a preheater to maintain a specified engine speed and a temperature of an exhaust gas. Operating the engine under these conditions allows the engine to function as a reformer producing a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
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