Method of steam reforming methanol to hydrogen

Beshty, Bahjat S

Title: Method of steam reforming methanol to hydrogen

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The production of hydrogen by the catalyzed steam reforming of methanol is accomplished using a reformer of greatly reduced size and cost wherein a mixture of water and methanol is superheated to the gaseous state at temperatures of about 800.degree. to about 1,100.degree. F. and then fed to a reformer in direct contact with the catalyst bed contained therein, whereby the heat for the endothermic steam reforming reaction is derived directly from the superheated steam/methanol mixture.

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Beshty, Bahjat S ^[1]

Lower Makefield, PA

Issue Date:: 1990-01-01

OSTI Identifier:: 867477

Patent Number(s):: 4946667

Assignee:: Engelhard Corporation (Edison, NJ)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01B - BOILING

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 B01B - BOILING
B01B1/005 - {Evaporation for physical or chemical purposes

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B3/323 - {Catalytic reaction of gaseous or liquid organic compounds other than hydrocarbons with gasifying agents}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M8/0612 - from carbon-containing material

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E60/50 - Fuel cells

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; steam; reforming; methanol; hydrogen; production; catalyzed; accomplished; reformer; greatly; reduced; size; cost; mixture; water; superheated; gaseous; temperatures; 800; degree; 100; fed; direct; contact; catalyst; bed; contained; therein; whereby; heat; endothermic; reaction; derived; directly; superheated steam; direct contact; contained therein; steam reforming; catalyst bed; greatly reduced; reforming reaction; reduced size; methanol mixture; greatly reduce; heated steam; /423/252/502/

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  abstractNote = {The production of hydrogen by the catalyzed steam reforming of methanol is accomplished using a reformer of greatly reduced size and cost wherein a mixture of water and methanol is superheated to the gaseous state at temperatures of about 800.degree. to about 1,100.degree. F. and then fed to a reformer in direct contact with the catalyst bed contained therein, whereby the heat for the endothermic steam reforming reaction is derived directly from the superheated steam/methanol mixture.},

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