Sk Innovation Co., Ltd.

Sk Energy Co., Ltd.

Jin Hwan Bang

Jeon Keun Oh

Jae Wook Shin

Myung Jun Kim

Ki-Won Jun

Gyoo Tae Kim

Young Dae Kim

Hyun-Seog Roh

Min Hoe Yi

Ju Hoe Kim

Sung Kwang Lim

Jae-Woo Kim

Ho Jun Song

Provided is a carbon fuel pneumatic dryer in which synthesis gas generated in a reactor is fed and cooled, including: a feeding part formed as a narrow pipe, via which synthesis gas and carbon fuel are fed; a drying part formed as a pipe having a larger diameter than the feeding part, in which the hot synthesis gas fed via the feeding part is cooled and the moisture content of the carbon fuel is lowered; and a conveying part formed as a pipe having a smaller diameter than the drying part such that the flow velocity of the synthesis gas and the carbon fuel having passed the drying part is increased, wherein the conveying part includes a bend so that the flow direction of the synthesis gas and the carbon fuel is changed.

Pneumatic conveying dryer for carbon fuel

Disclosed herein is a hydrogen generating apparatus for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feed through a steam reforming reaction, in which a pressure drop device is installed between a feed distributor and each of reactor tubes in order to prevent the feed from being unevenly distributed to the reactor tubes. In the hydrogen generating apparatus, the pressure drop device for artificially dropping the supply pressure of the feed is installed between the feed distributor and each of the reactor tubes which are concentrically arranged with respect to a heat source. Accordingly, if the feed is unevenly distributed, the pressure drop device can suppress an abnormal temperature rise in some of the reactor tubes to induce the smooth production of hydrogen and to greatly improve the operational safety of the hydrogen generating apparatus.

Hydrogen generating apparatus using steam reforming reaction

This invention relates to a catalyst for synthesis of dimethyl ether and its preparation methods. More specifically, this invention relates to a catalyst with improved formulation for a highly efficient synthesis of dimethyl ether via dehydration of methanol. These catalysts are composed of hydrophobic zeolites, cations selected from alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or ammonium along with alumina, silica, or silica-alumina. The methods of manufacturing the catalyst of this invention include (a) combining hydrophobic zeolites and precursors of alkali or alkaline earth metal cations with pastes of inorganic binders (at least one selected from the group consisting of bohemites, silica sol, and clay) and calcining the mixture at high temperature; (b) combining particles, which are obtained by calcining the hydrophobic zeolites impregnated with precursors of alkali or alkaline earth metal cations, with pastes of inorganic binders (at least one selected from bohemites, silica sol, and clay) and calcining the mixture at high temperature; (c) combining hydrophobic zeolites with pastes of inorganic binders (at least one selected from the group consisting of bohemites, silica sol, and clay), calcining the mixture at high temperature, impregnating the calcined product with precursors of ammonium cations and calcining the mixture at high temperature. The catalysts of this invention provide significantly high yields of dimethyl ether because they do not result in the production of hydrocarbon side products and their high catalytic activities are maintained for a prolonged period of time.

Catalyst for dimethyl ether synthesis and its preparation methods

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Daejeon, South Korea

Jin Hwan Bang