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| 20090035621 | PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY AND HYDROGEN THAT COMPRISES A HYBRID REFORMER - The invention relates to a process for co-generating electricity and hydrogen that comprises a stage a for steam reforming in the presence of water and oxygen of a hydrocarbon feedstock in which the O | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090044701 | HYDROGEN PURIFICATION PROCESS THAT USES A COMBINATION OF MEMBRANE SEPARATION UNITS - This invention describes a new hydrogen purification process that employs a combination of at least three membrane separation units. This process allows non-stationary operations and is particularly suitable for the production of hydrogen for the purpose of its use in a fuel cell. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090241418 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY THERMALLY-INTEGRATED HYDROGEN BY REFORMING A HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK - The invention relates to a process for the production of highly thermally-integrated hydrogen by reforming a hydrocarbon feedstock that comprises a stage a wherein a stream of air or water, whose temperature is less by at least 200° C. than the combustion temperature inside a burner, is mixed with the effluent that is obtained from said burner, so as to reduce the temperature of this effluent to less than 725° C.; a stage b wherein the mixture that is obtained from stage a enters a first heat exchanger and is used to superheat at least one stream of water vapor and/or hydrocarbon feedstock in gaseous form, whereby said stream that is thus superheated by indirect heat exchange is injected directly into a reforming reactor where it is used as a fuel; and a stage c wherein the mixture that is obtained from stage b enters a second heat exchanger and is used to totally evaporate a stream of liquid water and/or hydrocarbon feedstock. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090241419 | 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 purpose is to ensure start-up is supplied with a mixture of hydrocarbon feedstock and air, a stage b wherein a water stream is evaporated by indirect heat exchange with at least one of the hot streams of the process, a stage c wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock to be reformed is evaporated and heated and then introduced in gaseous form in a reforming reactor, and a stage d wherein the start-up burner is shut down, and a burner that is in permanent operation is lit. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090246119 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN WITH A THERMALLY-INTEGRATED DESULFURIZATION UNIT - The invention relates to a process for the production of thermally-integrated hydrogen from a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock that contains sulfur-containing compounds that comprise at least one stage for heating the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock by indirect heat exchange with a hot stream, a stage for desulfurizing the heated hydrocarbon feedstock, a stage for evaporating the desulfurized hydrocarbon feedstock by indirect heat exchange with the hot stream that exits from the autothermal reformer, a stage for autothermal reforming of the hydrocarbon feedstock, and a stage wherein the carbon monoxide content in the hydrogen-rich gas that is produced is reduced in a reactor for converting carbon monoxide with water. The invention also relates to the hydrogen production installation that corresponds to this process. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090274593 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION EXCHANGER-REACTOR FOR FIXED BED ENDOTHERMIC REACTION - The invention concerns an exchanger-reactor ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100080754 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN WITH COMPLETE CAPTURE OF CO2 AND RECYCLING UNCONVERTED METHANE - The present invention concerns a process for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feed and steam, comprising:
| 04-01-2010 |
| 20100086477 | REACTION CHAMBER PROMOTING HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE REAGENTS AND THE GASES THAT ARE PRODUCED - This invention relates to a chamber in which a chemical reaction is carried out in the presence of catalyst and reagents, comprising at least one catalytic tube ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100126908 | NOVEL STEAM REFORMING FURNACE USING POROUS BURNERS - The present invention describes a steam reforming furnace for the production of hydrogen, which employs a set of porous burners interposed between the tubes to be heated, improving compactness of the furnace. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100158793 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN WITH TOTAL RECOVERY OF CO2 AND RECYCLING OF UNCONVERTED METHANE - This invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock and steam comprising:
| 06-24-2010 |
| 20100189638 | COMPACT EXCHANGER-REACTOR USING A PLURALITY OF POROUS BURNERS - The present invention describes a novel exchanger-reactor intended to implement highly endothermic reactions such as natural gas or naphtha steam reforming, using in situ porous burners. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100199682 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN WITH TOTAL RECOVERY OF CO2 AND REDUCTION OF UNCONVERTED METHANE - This invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock and water vapor comprising:
| 08-12-2010 |
| 20100254891 | BAYONET TUBE EXCHANGER-REACTOR ALLOWING OPERATION WITH PRESSURE DIFFERENCES OF THE ORDER OF 100 BARS BETWEEN THE TUBE SIDE AND THE SHELL SIDE - The present invention describes an exchanger-reactor for carrying out endothermic reactions, comprising a shell inside which a heat transfer fluid moves, said shell enclosing a plurality of tubes inside which the reactant fluid moves, the tubes being of the bayonet type, and the reactor not having a tube plate. This reactor may operate with a pressure difference between the tube side and the shell side which may be up to 100 bars. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110020758 | NOVEL REACTOR FOR CARRYING OUT VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH PRESSURE REACTIONS - The present invention describes a novel reactor adapted for carrying out chemical reactions at temperatures of up to 1600° C., and at pressures of up to 100 bars. The reactor of the invention has two vessels surrounding the reaction zone, an inner vessel constituted by a refractory material and an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel and constituted by an insulating material. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110083769 | DEVICE FOR LOADING PARTICLES OF CATATLYST INTO TUBES HAVING AN ANNULAR ZONE - A device and method to load particles of catalyst on the order of cm in the principal dimension into an annular zone of reaction tubes which may reach a height of more than 10 metres, while satisfying the strict conditions of homogeneity and density of loading. | 04-14-2011 |
