Reactor for autothermal reforming of hydrocarbons

US7481856B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Daimler AG · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Docter · Eßlingen, DE
• Bernhard Vogel · Stuttgart, DE
• Steffen Wieland · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 4, 2002
• Grant date: Jan 27, 2009
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E60/50
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A reactor for autothermal reforming of hydrocarbons that allows a reduction of excess-air factor φ during the reforming without resulting in a reduced conversion of the hydrocarbons in an end region of the reaction zone. The reactor includes at least one reaction zone in which is arranged at least one catalyst structure for the reformation so that the educts involved in the reformation are converted while flowing through the reaction zone. A heating device is included for heating the end region of the reaction zone to accelerate the conversion of the hydrocarbons.