Thermally integrated staged methanol reformer and method
Abstract
A thermally integrated two-stage methanol reformer including a heat exchanger and first and second reactors colocated in a common housing in which a gaseous heat transfer medium circulates to carry heat from the heat exchanger into the reactors. The heat transfer medium comprises principally hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methanol vapor and water vapor formed in a first stage reforming reaction. A small portion of the circulating heat transfer medium is drawn off and reacted in a second stage reforming reaction which substantially completes the reaction of the methanol and water remaining in the drawn-off portion. Preferably, a PrOx reactor will be included in the housing upstream of the heat exchanger to supplement the heat provided by the heat exchanger.
- Inventors:
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- Churchville, NY
- Rochester, NY
- East Rochester, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873762
- Patent Number(s):
- 6238815
- Assignee:
- General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI)
- 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:
- AC02-90CH10435
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- thermally; integrated; staged; methanol; reformer; method; two-stage; including; heat; exchanger; reactors; colocated; common; housing; gaseous; transfer; medium; circulates; carry; comprises; principally; hydrogen; carbon; dioxide; vapor; water; formed; stage; reforming; reaction; portion; circulating; drawn; reacted; substantially; completes; remaining; drawn-off; preferably; prox; reactor; included; upstream; supplement; provided; circulating heat; prox reactor; water vapor; carbon dioxide; heat exchange; heat exchanger; heat transfer; transfer medium; substantially complete; reforming reaction; medium circulates; medium comprises; water remaining; thermally integrated; vapor form; carry heat; methanol reformer; integrated two-stage; /429/422/
Citation Formats
Skala, Glenn William, Hart-Predmore, David James, Pettit, William Henry, and Borup, Rodney Lynn. Thermally integrated staged methanol reformer and method. United States: N. p., 2001.
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Skala, Glenn William, Hart-Predmore, David James, Pettit, William Henry, & Borup, Rodney Lynn. Thermally integrated staged methanol reformer and method. United States.
Skala, Glenn William, Hart-Predmore, David James, Pettit, William Henry, and Borup, Rodney Lynn. Mon .
"Thermally integrated staged methanol reformer and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873762.
@article{osti_873762,
title = {Thermally integrated staged methanol reformer and method},
author = {Skala, Glenn William and Hart-Predmore, David James and Pettit, William Henry and Borup, Rodney Lynn},
abstractNote = {A thermally integrated two-stage methanol reformer including a heat exchanger and first and second reactors colocated in a common housing in which a gaseous heat transfer medium circulates to carry heat from the heat exchanger into the reactors. The heat transfer medium comprises principally hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methanol vapor and water vapor formed in a first stage reforming reaction. A small portion of the circulating heat transfer medium is drawn off and reacted in a second stage reforming reaction which substantially completes the reaction of the methanol and water remaining in the drawn-off portion. Preferably, a PrOx reactor will be included in the housing upstream of the heat exchanger to supplement the heat provided by the heat exchanger.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2001},
month = {1}
}
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