Hydrogen and elemental carbon production from natural gas and other hydrocarbons
Abstract
Diatomic hydrogen and unsaturated hydrocarbons are produced as reactor gases in a fast quench reactor. During the fast quench, the unsaturated hydrocarbons are further decomposed by reheating the reactor gases. More diatomic hydrogen is produced, along with elemental carbon. Other gas may be added at different stages in the process to form a desired end product and prevent back reactions. The product is a substantially clean-burning hydrogen fuel that leaves no greenhouse gas emissions, and elemental carbon that may be used in powder form as a commodity for several processes.
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874460
- Patent Number(s):
- 6395197
- Assignee:
- Bechtel BWXT Idaho LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
- 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:
- AC07-94ID13223
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- hydrogen; elemental; carbon; production; natural; gas; hydrocarbons; diatomic; unsaturated; produced; reactor; gases; fast; quench; decomposed; reheating; added; stages; process; form; product; prevent; reactions; substantially; clean-burning; fuel; leaves; greenhouse; emissions; powder; commodity; processes; natural gas; powder form; atomic hydrogen; fast quench; saturated hydrocarbon; unsaturated hydrocarbon; carbon product; /252/423/
Citation Formats
Detering, Brent A, and Kong, Peter C. Hydrogen and elemental carbon production from natural gas and other hydrocarbons. United States: N. p., 2002.
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Detering, Brent A, & Kong, Peter C. Hydrogen and elemental carbon production from natural gas and other hydrocarbons. United States.
Detering, Brent A, and Kong, Peter C. Tue .
"Hydrogen and elemental carbon production from natural gas and other hydrocarbons". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874460.
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title = {Hydrogen and elemental carbon production from natural gas and other hydrocarbons},
author = {Detering, Brent A and Kong, Peter C},
abstractNote = {Diatomic hydrogen and unsaturated hydrocarbons are produced as reactor gases in a fast quench reactor. During the fast quench, the unsaturated hydrocarbons are further decomposed by reheating the reactor gases. More diatomic hydrogen is produced, along with elemental carbon. Other gas may be added at different stages in the process to form a desired end product and prevent back reactions. The product is a substantially clean-burning hydrogen fuel that leaves no greenhouse gas emissions, and elemental carbon that may be used in powder form as a commodity for several processes.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2002},
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