Process and apparatus for the production of hydrogen by steam reforming of hydrocarbon
Abstract
In the steam reforming of hydrocarbon, particularly methane, under elevated temperature and pressure to produce hydrogen, a feed of steam and hydrocarbon is fed into a first reaction volume containing essentially only reforming catalyst to partially reform the feed. The balance of the feed and the reaction products of carbon dioxide and hydrogen are then fed into a second reaction volume containing a mixture of catalyst and adsorbent which removes the carbon dioxide from the reaction zone as it is formed. The process is conducted in a cycle which includes these reactions followed by countercurrent depressurization and purge of the adsorbent to regenerate it and repressurization of the reaction volumes preparatory to repeating the reaction-sorption phase of the cycle.
- Inventors:
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- Wescosville, PA
- Fogelsville, PA
- Allentown, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873156
- Patent Number(s):
- 6103143
- Assignee:
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)
- 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:
- FC36-95GO10059
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; apparatus; production; hydrogen; steam; reforming; hydrocarbon; particularly; methane; elevated; temperature; pressure; produce; feed; fed; reaction; volume; containing; essentially; catalyst; partially; reform; balance; products; carbon; dioxide; mixture; adsorbent; removes; zone; formed; conducted; cycle; reactions; followed; countercurrent; depressurization; purge; regenerate; repressurization; volumes; preparatory; repeating; reaction-sorption; phase; volume containing; reaction volume; produce hydrogen; reforming catalyst; carbon dioxide; elevated temperature; reaction zone; reaction product; reaction products; steam reforming; containing essentially; /252/95/423/
Citation Formats
Sircar, Shivaji, Hufton, Jeffrey Raymond, and Nataraj, Shankar. Process and apparatus for the production of hydrogen by steam reforming of hydrocarbon. United States: N. p., 2000.
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Sircar, Shivaji, Hufton, Jeffrey Raymond, & Nataraj, Shankar. Process and apparatus for the production of hydrogen by steam reforming of hydrocarbon. United States.
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"Process and apparatus for the production of hydrogen by steam reforming of hydrocarbon". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873156.
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abstractNote = {In the steam reforming of hydrocarbon, particularly methane, under elevated temperature and pressure to produce hydrogen, a feed of steam and hydrocarbon is fed into a first reaction volume containing essentially only reforming catalyst to partially reform the feed. The balance of the feed and the reaction products of carbon dioxide and hydrogen are then fed into a second reaction volume containing a mixture of catalyst and adsorbent which removes the carbon dioxide from the reaction zone as it is formed. The process is conducted in a cycle which includes these reactions followed by countercurrent depressurization and purge of the adsorbent to regenerate it and repressurization of the reaction volumes preparatory to repeating the reaction-sorption phase of the cycle.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000}
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