Title: Catalytic solar reactor

Abstract

A catalytic solar reactor useful in chemical processes, more particularly, useful in endothermic chemical processes. The reactor comprises a reaction pathway defined by an exterior wall and an interior wall, the exterior wall comprising a solar radiation receiver capable of converting solar radiation into heat and transmitting the heat to the reaction pathway. Further, the reaction pathway has disposed therein, in alternating fashion, a plurality of catalytic elements and a plurality of heat transfer elements. Optionally, a supplementary heater, such as a conventional fossil fuel burner, is disposed in a plenum located within the interior of the reactor. The heater is employed as a supplemental source of heat, for example, when solar radiation is unavailable.

Inventors:

Weissman, Jeffrey G.; Crowder, Bruce; Prada, Julian

Issue Date:

2022-05-10

Research Org.:

Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1892904

Patent Number(s):

11325090

Application Number:

17/097,048

Assignee:

Precision Combustion, Inc. (North Haven, 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

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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

B01J12/007 - {in the presence of catalytically active bodies, e.g. porous plates}
B01J19/0013 - {Controlling the temperature of the process}
B01J19/127 - {Sunlight
B01J19/2495 - {Net-type reactors}
B01J2219/00076 - with heat exchange elements inside the reactor
B01J2219/00157 - by means of a burner

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

C01B2203/0233 - the reforming step being a steam reforming step
C01B2203/0238 - the reforming step being a carbon dioxide reforming step
C01B2203/0283 - containing a CO-shift step, i.e. a water gas shift step
C01B2203/062 - Hydrocarbon production, e.g. Fischer-Tropsch process
C01B2203/0805 - Methods of heating the process for making hydrogen or synthesis gas
C01B2203/0811 - by combustion of fuel
C01B2203/0833 - Heating by indirect heat exchange with hot fluids, other than combustion gases, product gases or non-combustive exothermic reaction product gases
C01B2203/0866 - by combination of different heating methods
C01B2203/1005 - Arrangement or shape of catalyst
C01B2203/1241 - Natural gas or methane
C01B3/12 - by reaction of water vapour with carbon monoxide
C01B3/38 - using catalysts
C01B3/384 - {the catalyst being continuously externally heated}
C01B3/48 - followed by reaction of water vapour with carbon monoxide

C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

C07C1/041 - {Reactors}

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DOE Contract Number:  

SC0015855

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 11/13/2020

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English