发明名称 |
APPARATUS FOR GENERATION OF PURE HYDROGEN FOR USE WITH FUEL CELLS |
摘要 |
A process and apparatus are disclosed for the operation of a fuel cell to generate electric power from a feed stream comprising a hydrocarbon or an alcohol. The fuel cell comprises a proton exchange membrane which produces electric power from a hydrogen product stream which comprises essentially no carbon monoxid e. The hydrogen product stream is produced from the feed stream in a novel ste am reforming zone containing a steam reforming catalyst disposed in a bell-shap ed catalyst zone. The bell-shaped catalyst zone is disposed over a combustion zone such that the exhaust gas from the combustion flows around the bell-shaped cataly st zone to heat the catalyst from the inside and the outside of the catalyst zone. Furthermore, the bell-shaped catalyst zone maintains a high inlet and a high outlet temperature to avoid methane slippage in the steam reforming zone. Heat for the steam reforming zone is provided by a fuel stream and at least a portion of the anode waste gas stream from the fuel cell. |
申请公布号 |
CA2323660(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.04.18 |
申请号 |
CA20002323660 |
申请日期 |
2000.10.18 |
申请人 |
UOP LLC |
发明人 |
STIPPICH, KENNETH J., JR.;TOWLER, GAVIN P.;VANDEN BUSSCHE, KURT M.;PRIEGNITZ, JAMES W.;OROSKAR, ANIL R. |
分类号 |
B01J8/04;C01B3/32;C01B3/38;C01B3/48;C01B3/58;H01M8/06 |
主分类号 |
B01J8/04 |
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