Recuperative reforming reactor
US7293533B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01B2203/143
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for fuel reforming using the exhaust gases from internal combustion engines and high temperature combustion processes in which a fuel for reforming and steam mixture is introduced into a tube bundle having a plurality of heat exchange tubes and heat from the exhaust gases is transferred into the heat exchange tubes, thereby increasing the temperature of the mixture. The heated mixture is reformed by contact with a reforming catalyst external to, but proximate to the exit of, the tube bundle, forming a reformed fuel. To remove substantially all of the heat from the exhaust gases, a plurality of tube bundles and associated reforming catalyst arranged in series are provided.
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