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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary R Patton, Borger, TX (US);
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436 55 ; 196132 ; 208361 ; 422110 ; 422111 ;
Abstract
A reformer optimization system including the injection of non-reactive gas into hydrogen recycle gas for increasing hydrogen flow through a recycle compressor. Non-reactive gas is injected into hydrogen-rich gas fed to the compressor at least as early as the hydrogen-rich gas enters the compressor. The quantity of hydrogen is monitored, and the quantity of non-reactive gas injected is controlled in response to the hydrogen quantity. By maintaining a substantially constant molecular weight of the hydrogen gas, hydrogen content thereof is increased. The non-reactive gas is preferably at least one of a group comprising nitrogen, ethane and propane.