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Title: Thermally efficient melting and fuel reforming for glass making

Abstract

An integrated process for utilizing waste heat from a glass making furnace. The hot off-gas from the furnace is initially partially cooled, then fed to a reformer. In the reformer, the partially cooled off-gas is further cooled against a hydrocarbon which is thus reformed into a synthesis gas, which is then fed into the glass making furnace as a fuel. The further cooled off-gas is then recycled back to absorb the heat from the hot off-gas to perform the initial cooling.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [2]
  1. Zionsville, PA
  2. Allentown, PA
  3. Trexlertown, PA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
OSTI Identifier:
868027
Patent Number(s):
5057133
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-89CE40917
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
thermally; efficient; melting; fuel; reforming; glass; integrated; process; utilizing; waste; heat; furnace; hot; off-gas; initially; partially; cooled; fed; reformer; hydrocarbon; reformed; synthesis; gas; recycled; absorb; perform; initial; cooling; waste heat; synthesis gas; integrated process; partially cooled; thermally efficient; fuel reforming; efficient melting; /65/423/431/

Citation Formats

Chen, Michael S, Painter, Corning F, Pastore, Steven P, Roth, Gary S, and Winchester, David C. Thermally efficient melting and fuel reforming for glass making. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Chen, Michael S, Painter, Corning F, Pastore, Steven P, Roth, Gary S, & Winchester, David C. Thermally efficient melting and fuel reforming for glass making. United States.
Chen, Michael S, Painter, Corning F, Pastore, Steven P, Roth, Gary S, and Winchester, David C. Tue . "Thermally efficient melting and fuel reforming for glass making". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868027.
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title = {Thermally efficient melting and fuel reforming for glass making},
author = {Chen, Michael S and Painter, Corning F and Pastore, Steven P and Roth, Gary S and Winchester, David C},
abstractNote = {An integrated process for utilizing waste heat from a glass making furnace. The hot off-gas from the furnace is initially partially cooled, then fed to a reformer. In the reformer, the partially cooled off-gas is further cooled against a hydrocarbon which is thus reformed into a synthesis gas, which is then fed into the glass making furnace as a fuel. The further cooled off-gas is then recycled back to absorb the heat from the hot off-gas to perform the initial cooling.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
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