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Autothermal ammonia cracker

US8961923B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Inventors

Shawn Grannell · Ann Arbor, US
Donald E. Gillespie · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2013
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/36
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Apparatus and methods are provided for separately preheating gaseous ammonia and an oxygen-containing gas mixture, combusting them to form a hydrogen-containing gas mixture, and cooling the hydrogen-containing gas mixture in conjunction with the preheating of the next ammonia and the preheating of the next oxygen-containing gas mixture. Combustion may occur at combinations of pressure and temperature that permit rapid and non-catalyzed decomposition of the ammonia.

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