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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rainer Autenrieth, Erbach, DE;
Stefan Boneberg, Blaustein, DE;
Andreas Christen, Kehr, DE;
Dietmar Heil, Hoerenhausen, DE;
Barbara Strobel, Dornstadt, DE;
Steffen Wieland, Stuttgart, DE;
Detlef zur Megede, Kirchheim/Teck, DE;
Assignee:
Xcellsis GmbH, Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/00 ;
Abstract
A system for the water vapor reforming of a hydrocarbon includes a modular reactor unit of the plate stack and/or tube bundle type that, in an integrated manner, contains an evaporator, a prereforming unit, a main reformer, a CO removal unit and a catalytic burner unit. The evaporator and the main reformer are in a thermal contact with the catalytic burner unit and, the prereforming unit is in a thermal contact with the CO removal unit.