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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuto Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshimasa Fujimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for producing hydrogen by a steam reforming reaction, on a catalyst, of a hydrocarbon or an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon as a raw material is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a hydrogen separation type reformer which has a means for heating the catalyst and which has a hydrogen separation membrane built into a layer of the catalyst for selectively separating hydrogen; a cooling means for cooling high temperature high purity hydrogen obtained from the reformer; and a hydrogen charge/discharge means disposed downstream from the cooling means and composed of a hydrogen storage material.