Patent · US Expired

Reforming reactor, particularly for the water vapor reforming of methanol

US5928614A · kind A · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

Daimler-Benz AG · DE

Inventors

Rainer Autenrieth
Dietmar Heil · Deggenhausertal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 1997
Grant date	Jul 27, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A reforming reactor has three serially arranged reactors stages, each of which is charged with a catalyst material. A heating device is assigned only to the center reactor stage, and the inlet-side reactor stage has a heat exchange connection with the outlet-side reactor stage.

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