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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2020
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Aadesh Harale, Dhahran, SA;
Aqil Jamal, Dhahran, SA;
Stephen N. Paglieri, Dhahran, SA;
Henk van Veen, Bergen, NL;
Francesco Sebastiani, Haarlem, NL;
Gerard de Jong, Schagen, NL;
Jaap Vente, Alkmaar, NL;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A system and method for producing hydrogen from hydrocarbon and steam, including a membrane reformer with multiple membrane reactors each having a tubular membrane. The bore of the tubular membrane is the permeate side for the hydrogen. The region external to the tubular membrane is the retentate side for carbon dioxide. A sweep gas flows through the bore to displace hydrogen in a direction countercurrent to flow of hydrocarbon and steam in the region external to the tubular membrane. The method includes discharging hydrogen as permeate with the sweep gas from the bore, and discharging carbon dioxide in the region external to the tubular membrane as retentate from the membrane reactor.