CATALYST BED WITH INTEGRATED HEATINGS ELEMENTS

摘要

Method and apparatus (100) for generating hydrogen which include heating a reforming reactant with heat derived from a reactant heater (120). Said heated reactant that is reformed in a catalyst bed (130) comprising a reforming catalyst and a carbon dioxide fixing material. Regeneration heat is produced and the catalyst bed (130) is heated to a regeneration temperature to release fixed carbon dioxide. A portion of the regeneration heat is utilized for heating the reactant heater (120), pre-heating a reforming reactant for delivery to the reactant heater (120), pre-heating an oxidant for delivery to the reactant heater (120) or to a regeneration heater (110) and/or heating a reforming reactant to a reforming reactant for delivery to a catalyst bed (130). The regeneration heat can be produced in a regeneration heater (110) and/or within the catalyst bed (130).