Internal combustion engine as a chemical reactor to produce synthesis gas from hydrocarbon feeds

Carpenter, John Reeves; Barbee, David Douglas; Agarwal, Apoorv

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Title: Internal combustion engine as a chemical reactor to produce synthesis gas from hydrocarbon feeds

Abstract

An internal combustion engine is operated at fuel-rich conditions by adjusting one or more operating parameters such as, for example, a throttle, an ignition timing, a load coupled to the engine, a fuel pressure, power to a supercharger, and power to a preheater to maintain a specified engine speed and a temperature of an exhaust gas. Operating the engine under these conditions allows the engine to function as a reformer producing a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide.

Inventors:: Carpenter, III, John Reeves; Barbee, David Douglas; Agarwal, Apoorv

Issue Date:: 2023-05-16

Research Org.:: RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

OSTI Identifier:: 1998372

Patent Number(s):: 11649777

Application Number:: 16/652,307

Assignee:: Research Triangle Institute (Research Triangle Park, NC)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000506

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 09/24/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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