Plasmatron-catalyst system

Bromberg, Leslie; Cohn, Daniel R; Rabinovich, Alexander; Alexeev, Nikolai

Title: Plasmatron-catalyst system

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A plasmatron-catalyst system. The system generates hydrogen-rich gas and comprises a plasmatron and at least one catalyst for receiving an output from the plasmatron to produce hydrogen-rich gas. In a preferred embodiment, the plasmatron receives as an input air, fuel and water/steam for use in the reforming process. The system increases the hydrogen yield and decreases the amount of carbon monoxide.

Inventors:

Bromberg, Leslie ^[1]; Cohn, Daniel R ^[2]; Rabinovich, Alexander ^[3]; Alexeev, Nikolai ^[4]

Sharon, MA
Chestnut Hill, MA
Swampscott, MA
Moscow, RU

Issue Date:: 2007-10-09

Research Org.:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 918084

Patent Number(s):: 7279143

Application Number:: 10/918,306

Assignee:: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES

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

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Y02T10/12 - Technologies for the improvement of indicated efficiency of a conventional ICE

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F02B3/06 - with compression ignition

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
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C01B2203/047 - the impurity being carbon monoxide

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DOE Contract Number:: FG07-98ID13601

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 08 HYDROGEN

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