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8182560 Method for gasifying hydrocarbon materials for the production of hydrogen  
A process for gasifying hydrocarbon-containing materials and separating the resultant stream into hydrogen gas and other useful products.
8182561 Process to provide a particulate solid material to a pressurised reactor  
The invention is directed to a process to provide a particulate solid carbonaceous material to a pressurized gasification reactor comprising following steps, (a) transporting the solid material...
8182558 Device for generating hydrogen from hydrocarbon, water and oxygen comprising a reaction and heat exchange chamber  
A device generating hydrogen from a hydrocarbon, oxygen and water. The reaction is carried out at high temperature. The device includes a first substantially cylindrical zone surrounding the...
8182559 Fuel reformer housing container and fuel reforming apparatus  
There are provided a fuel reformer housing container and a fuel reforming apparatus, which are capable of maintaining a level of vacuum inside the fuel reformer housing container favorably and...
8177869 Reaction device, heat-insulating container, fuel cell device, and electronic apparatus  
Disclosed is a reaction device that includes a reaction device main body that includes a first reaction unit and a second reaction unit, a container to house the reaction device main body and a...
8177868 Reforming apparatus and method  
A multiple adiabatic bed reforming apparatus and process are disclosed in which stage-wise combustion, in combination with multiple reforming chambers with catalyst, utilize co-flow and cross-flow...
8172912 Self-regulating gas generator and method  
A self-regulating gas generator that, in response to gas demand, supplies and automatically adjusts the amount of gas (e.g., hydrogen or oxygen) catalytically generated in a chemical supply chamber...
8172913 Array of planar membrane modules for producing hydrogen  
A shared or common environment membrane reactor containing a plurality of planar membrane modules with top and bottom thin foil membranes supported by both an intermediary porous support plate and...
8168131 Low pressure drop reforming reactor  
A syngas reforming reactor has a shell-and-tube configuration wherein the shell-side fluid flow path through the tube bundle has a longitudinal configuration. The reactor can include a shell-side...
8163047 Methods and apparatus for cooling syngas in a gasifier  
A method of cooling hot fluid flowing through a chamber is provided. The method includes channeling cooling fluid through at least one cooling tube that extends through a passage of the chamber,...
8163046 Start-up process for a unit for producing highly thermally-integrated hydrogen by reforming a hydrocarbon feedstock  
The invention relates to a start-up process for a unit for producing highly thermally-integrated hydrogen by reforming a hydrocarbon feedstock that comprises a stage a wherein a burner whose...
8157900 Hydrogen-processing assemblies and hydrogen-producing systems and fuel cell systems including the same  
Hydrogen-processing assemblies, components of hydrogen-processing assemblies, and fuel-processing and fuel cell systems that include hydrogen-processing assemblies. The hydrogen-processing...
8152872 Modular reformer with enhanced heat recuperation  
The thermal reformer system (1) is provided that compromises a planar assembly including a reformer zone (5), a combustion zone (6), and various inlet and outlet manifolds with associated fluid...
8152873 System for generating hydrogen from a chemical hydride  
A system is disclosed to generate hydrogen. The system includes a fuel cartridge, a cartridge interface, and a fuel cartridge receiver. The fuel cartridge includes a liquid permeable material with...
8147571 Fuel processor for a fuel cell arrangement and a method of operating a fuel processor for a fuel cell arrangement  
The fuel processor (10) comprises a desulphurization reactor (12), a catalytic partial oxidation reactor (14), a combustor (16) and a pre-reformer (18), means (20) to supply a hydrocarbon fuel to...
8142528 Methods and systems of reducing viscosity of gasification system slag  
Methods and systems for gasifier fines recycling system are provided. The system includes a gasifier slag removal system configured to separate first fines from a particulate slag removed from a...
8142529 Fuel processor having carbon monoxide removing unit and method of operating the same  
A fuel processor having a CO removal unit including an apparatus for warming a CO shifter, is provided. A method of using the fuel processor is also provided. The fuel processor includes a reformer...
8137421 Hydrogen generation device, a fuel cell system, and an analysis system  
A hydrogen generation device includes a container; a hydrogen generation unit configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; a combustion unit configured to combust a part of the...
8128717 Mechanically driven centrifugal pyrolyzer  
An apparatus for fast pyrolysis of biomass and other solid organic materials including a vertically oriented cylindrical vessel having a solids outlet proximate the bottom thereof, a vapor outlet,...
8128716 Method and device for pyrolysis and gasification of substance mixtures containing organic constituents  
A method serves for the pyrolysis and gasification of substance mixtures containing organic constituents. The organic substances (4) or the substance mixture containing the organic constituents are...
8128883 Thermoelectric reformer unit for hydrogen production  
A thermoelectric reformer unit-for dissociating fossil-based hydrocarbons, renewable hydrocarbons or hydrogen-containing inorganic compounds to produce hydrogen in a reactor using thermoelectric...
8123825 Microreactor and production method thereof  
A microreactor is configured to have a metal substrate having a microchannel portion on one surface thereof, a heater provided on the other surface of the metal substrate via an insulating film, a...
8118890 Method and device for producing synthesis gases by partial oxidation of slurries prepared from fuels containing ash and full quenching of the crude gas  
A method and device for the gasification of solid fuels such as bituminous coals, and cokes such as those from bituminous coals, lignite coals, and biomasses, as well as petroleum cokes, that are...
8118892 Gasification system  
A gasification system method and apparatus to convert a feed stream containing at least some organic material into synthesis gas having a first region, a second region, a gas solid separator, and a...
8118889 Catalytic reactor  
A catalytic reactor (40) comprises a plurality of sheets (42) defining flow channels (44) between them. Within each flow channel (44) is a foil (46) of corrugated material whose surfaces are coated...
8118891 Grate for high temperature gasification systems  
An improved active grate consisting of at least two elongated rockers positioned parallel to one and another, each rocker having a lower surface and an upper surface and configured to rotate back...
8114173 Hydrogen generator and method of operating the same  
A hydrogen generator and a method of operating the hydrogen generator. The hydrogen generator includes: a cylindrical reformer catalyst; and a cylindrical shift catalyst disposed inside of the...
8114176 Catalytic steam gasification of petroleum coke to methane  
The present invention provides a catalytic steam gasification process for gasifying petroleum coke. The solids composition within the gasification reactor of the disclosed invention is maintained...
8114175 Fuel cell hydrocarbon reformer having rapid transient response and convective cooling  
A catalytic hydrocarbon reformer comprising a catalyst concentrically disposed within a reformer tube surrounded by an annular flow space for air entering a fuel-air mixing zone ahead of the...
8114174 Reaction device  
A reaction device 10 is used for producing water gas from polyhydric alcohol and water. The reaction device 10 includes a reactor 13 which has a reaction field 14 where a catalyst is provided...
8110012 System for hot solids combustion and gasification  
In a retrofit system for hot solids combustion and gasification, a chemical looping system includes an endothermic reducer reactor 12 having at least one materials inlet 22 for introducing...
8105401 Parallel path, downdraft gasifier apparatus and method  
A method for using a downdraft gasifier comprising a housing and a refractory stack contained within the housing. The refractory stack may comprise various sections. Apertures in the sections may...
8105723 Reaction device, and fuel cell device and electronic apparatus using the reaction device  
Disclosed is a reaction device including: a reactor, a heat insulating container housing the reactor, a pipe penetrating a wall of the insulating container to connect the reactor to an outside of...
8100992 Biomass gasification apparatus  
A biomass thermochemical gasification apparatus is provided that can manufacture high-quality fuel gas out of solid biomass in an industrial manner. This fuel gas can be used as fuel for a gas...
8100991 Biomass gasification apparatus  
A compact biomass gasification apparatus is capable of gasifying a wide variety of biomass materials, without regard to their size and/or the water content of those materials, and also capable of...
8100993 Hydrogen generator  
A hydrogen gas generator generates hydrogen gas by mixing two reactants. The generator has a reaction chamber for receiving a solid reactant. The chamber has a reaction product separator...
8092558 Microchannel reactor module for hydrogen release  
There is disclosed a microchannel reactor module for the immediate catalytic release of hydrogen from hydrogenated organic molecules along with the recovery of hydrogen gas and the recovery of...
8088185 System for producing hydrogen and carbon dioxide  
A system is provided for producing and separating hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbon and steam. A hydrocarbon and steam are steam reformed and the reformed gas is shift reacted to...
8088187 Hydrogen and carbon utilization in synthetic fuels production plants  
A method of utilizing hydrogen in synthesis gas production by forming synthesis gas from one or more carbonaceous materials, the synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide; separating a...
8088188 Gasification system and process with staged slurry addition  
A system and process for gasifying carbonaceous feedstock with staged slurry addition in order to prevent the formation of tar that causes deposition problems. Dry solid carbonaceous material is...
8083816 Production of hydrogen by means of a mechanical scraper on aluminum in an aqueous medium  
An apparatus, method, and system for producing hydrogen gas by mechanical scraping of a surface of an aluminum-containing material, in the presence of an aqueous medium, the apparatus including:...
8083819 Hydrogen-producing fuel processing and fuel cell systems with a temperature-responsive automatic valve system  
Hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies and fuel cell systems with at least one temperature-responsive valve assembly, and methods for feedback regulation of the hydrogen-producing region....
8083996 Thermal siphon reactor and hydrogen generator having the same  
Provided are a thermal siphon reactor and a hydrogen generator including the same. The hydrogen generator including the thermal siphon reactor includes: a housing; a reaction source container...
8083817 Entrained bed gasifier with a cold screen and internal water jacket  
An entrained bed gasifier for operation with particulate or liquid fuels is provided. A reaction chamber defined by a cold screen and a quenching chamber connected to the reaction chamber using a...
8075645 Catalysts, system and method for hydrogen production  
A system for producing hydrogen features a reactor including a reaction channel adapted to receive a reaction stream including a mixture of supercritical water and a hydrocarbon fuel. A catalyst is...
8071045 Reformer  
A reformer includes first and second reforming units which are stacked together. A first hole is formed at the center of a first receiver member of the first reforming unit, and a plurality of...
8071242 Hydrogen generators for fuel cells  
A hydrogen generator, operative to provide molecular hydrogen to an anode of a fuel cell, including a catalyst and employing a water-based fuel including one of salts, bases and acids, as well as...
8057560 Fuel processor having movable burner, method of operating the same, and fuel cell system having the same  
A fuel processor having a movable burner, a method of operating the fuel processor, and a fuel cell system having the fuel processor. The fuel processor includes a combustion chamber, a reformer...
8057559 Hydrogen generator and hydrogenation apparatus  
The efficiency of dehydrogenation and that of hydrogenation are improved. A hydrogen generator for generating hydrogen by dehydrogenation of organic hydrides in the presence of a catalyst is...
8053119 Reformer and fuel cell system having the same  
There is provided a fuel cell system comprising: a stack for generating electric energy through a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen; a reformer for generating hydrogen from fuel through a...