Methanol partial oxidation reformer
Abstract
A partial oxidation reformer comprising a longitudinally extending chamber having a methanol, water and an air inlet and an outlet. An igniter mechanism is near the inlets for igniting a mixture of methanol and air, while a partial oxidation catalyst in the chamber is spaced from the inlets and converts methanol and oxygen to carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Controlling the oxygen to methanol mole ratio provides continuous slightly exothermic partial oxidation reactions of methanol and air producing hydrogen gas. The liquid is preferably injected in droplets having diameters less than 100 micrometers. The reformer is useful in a propulsion system for a vehicle which supplies a hydrogen-containing gas to the negative electrode of a fuel cell.
- Inventors:
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- Bolingbrook, IL
- Naperville, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872468
- Patent Number(s):
- 5942346
- Assignee:
- University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- methanol; partial; oxidation; reformer; comprising; longitudinally; extending; chamber; water; air; inlet; outlet; igniter; mechanism; near; inlets; igniting; mixture; catalyst; spaced; converts; oxygen; carbon; dioxide; hydrogen; controlling; mole; ratio; provides; continuous; slightly; exothermic; reactions; producing; gas; liquid; preferably; injected; droplets; diameters; 100; micrometers; useful; propulsion; vehicle; supplies; hydrogen-containing; negative; electrode; fuel; cell; hydrogen-containing gas; oxidation reactions; fuel cell; partial oxidation; hydrogen gas; negative electrode; carbon dioxide; air inlet; containing gas; longitudinally extending; producing hydrogen; oxidation reformer; oxidation catalyst; oxidation reaction; mole ratio; reformer comprising; ratio provides; methanol partial; methanol mole; slightly exothermic; preferably injected; air producing; provides continuous; exothermic partial; extending chamber; continuous slightly; converts methanol; igniter mechanism; /429/422/423/
Citation Formats
Ahmed, Shabbir, Kumar, Romesh, and Krumpelt, Michael. Methanol partial oxidation reformer. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Ahmed, Shabbir, Kumar, Romesh, & Krumpelt, Michael. Methanol partial oxidation reformer. United States.
Ahmed, Shabbir, Kumar, Romesh, and Krumpelt, Michael. Fri .
"Methanol partial oxidation reformer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872468.
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author = {Ahmed, Shabbir and Kumar, Romesh and Krumpelt, Michael},
abstractNote = {A partial oxidation reformer comprising a longitudinally extending chamber having a methanol, water and an air inlet and an outlet. An igniter mechanism is near the inlets for igniting a mixture of methanol and air, while a partial oxidation catalyst in the chamber is spaced from the inlets and converts methanol and oxygen to carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Controlling the oxygen to methanol mole ratio provides continuous slightly exothermic partial oxidation reactions of methanol and air producing hydrogen gas. The liquid is preferably injected in droplets having diameters less than 100 micrometers. The reformer is useful in a propulsion system for a vehicle which supplies a hydrogen-containing gas to the negative electrode of a fuel cell.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}
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