Synthesis gas method and apparatus
Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing a synthesis gas product having one or more oxygen transport membrane elements thermally coupled to one or more catalytic reactors such that heat generated from the oxygen transport membrane element supplies endothermic heating requirements for steam methane reforming reactions occurring within the catalytic reactor through radiation and convention heat transfer. A hydrogen containing stream containing no more than 20 percent methane is combusted within the oxygen transport membrane element to produce the heat and a heated combustion product stream. The heated combustion product stream is combined with a reactant stream to form a combined stream that is subjected to the reforming within the catalytic reactor. The apparatus may include modules in which tubular membrane elements surround a central reactor tube.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Praxair, Inc., Danbury, CT (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1226010
- Patent Number(s):
- 9180419
- Application Number:
- 13/684,816
- Assignee:
- PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. (Danbury, CT)
- 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
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-07NT43088
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Nov 26
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
Citation Formats
Kelly, Sean M., Kromer, Brian R., Litwin, Michael M., Rosen, Lee J., Christie, Gervase Maxwell, Wilson, Jamie, Kosowski, Lawrence W, and Robinson, Charles. Synthesis gas method and apparatus. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web.
Kelly, Sean M., Kromer, Brian R., Litwin, Michael M., Rosen, Lee J., Christie, Gervase Maxwell, Wilson, Jamie, Kosowski, Lawrence W, & Robinson, Charles. Synthesis gas method and apparatus. United States.
Kelly, Sean M., Kromer, Brian R., Litwin, Michael M., Rosen, Lee J., Christie, Gervase Maxwell, Wilson, Jamie, Kosowski, Lawrence W, and Robinson, Charles. Fri .
"Synthesis gas method and apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1226010.
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abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for producing a synthesis gas product having one or more oxygen transport membrane elements thermally coupled to one or more catalytic reactors such that heat generated from the oxygen transport membrane element supplies endothermic heating requirements for steam methane reforming reactions occurring within the catalytic reactor through radiation and convention heat transfer. A hydrogen containing stream containing no more than 20 percent methane is combusted within the oxygen transport membrane element to produce the heat and a heated combustion product stream. The heated combustion product stream is combined with a reactant stream to form a combined stream that is subjected to the reforming within the catalytic reactor. The apparatus may include modules in which tubular membrane elements surround a central reactor tube.},
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place = {United States},
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