Continuous process for manufacture of a supplement gas
This patent describes a continuous process for the manufacture of a supplement gas by (1) mixing a hydrocarbon vapor with air and steam in proportions such that the total oxygen content of the air and steam is at least sufficient to form carbon monoxide with all of the carbon in the hydrocarbon vapor, (2) converting the resulting mixture to a producer gas-water gas mixture, in the presence of an externally heated catalyst, by carrying the producer-gas and water-gas reactions substantially to completion so that the methane content of the product is not more than about 8 volume-percent and the calorific value of the product is not more than about 347 B.t.u. per cubic foot, and (3) mixing said product with a hydrocarbon vapor in such proportions as to produce a supplement gas of the desired calorific value and specific gravity.
- Assignee:
- Surface Combustion Corp., Toledo, OH
- Patent Number(s):
- US 2671718
- OSTI ID:
- 6747378
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
CALORIFIC VALUE
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBURETTED WATER GAS
CATALYSTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL GASIFICATION
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
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FLUIDS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GAS FUELS
GAS GENERATORS
GASES
GASIFICATION
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN FUELS
INTERMEDIATE BTU GAS
LOW BTU GAS
OPERATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT UNITS
PRODUCER GAS
PRODUCTION
SYNTHESIS GAS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WATER GAS
WATER GAS PROCESSES