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Title: Ceramic oxygen transport membrane array reactor and reforming method

Abstract

A commercially viable modular ceramic oxygen transport membrane reforming reactor for producing a synthesis gas that improves the thermal coupling of reactively-driven oxygen transport membrane tubes and catalyst reforming tubes required to efficiently and effectively produce synthesis gas.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. Danbury, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1326949
Patent Number(s):
9452401
Application Number:
14/508,297
Assignee:
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. (Danbury, CT)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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: 2014 Oct 07
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Kelly, Sean M., Christie, Gervase Maxwell, Rosen, Lee J., Robinson, Charles, Wilson, Jamie R., Gonzalez, Javier E., and Doraswami, Uttam R. Ceramic oxygen transport membrane array reactor and reforming method. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Kelly, Sean M., Christie, Gervase Maxwell, Rosen, Lee J., Robinson, Charles, Wilson, Jamie R., Gonzalez, Javier E., & Doraswami, Uttam R. Ceramic oxygen transport membrane array reactor and reforming method. United States.
Kelly, Sean M., Christie, Gervase Maxwell, Rosen, Lee J., Robinson, Charles, Wilson, Jamie R., Gonzalez, Javier E., and Doraswami, Uttam R. Tue . "Ceramic oxygen transport membrane array reactor and reforming method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1326949.
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abstractNote = {A commercially viable modular ceramic oxygen transport membrane reforming reactor for producing a synthesis gas that improves the thermal coupling of reactively-driven oxygen transport membrane tubes and catalyst reforming tubes required to efficiently and effectively produce synthesis gas.},
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