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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Stanislaus A. Knez, Pearland, TX (US);
Avinash Malhotra, Sugar Land, TX (US);
David P. Mann, Katy, TX (US);
Martin J. Van Sickels, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stanislaus A. Knez, Pearland, TX (US);
Avinash Malhotra, Sugar Land, TX (US);
David P. Mann, Katy, TX (US);
Martin J. Van Sickels, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Low-energy hydrogen production is disclosed. A reforming exchanger is placed in parallel with a partial oxidation reactor in a new hydrogen plant with improved efficiency and reduced steam export, or in an existing hydrogen plant where the hydrogen capacity can be increased by as much as 20–30 percent with reduced export of steam from the hydrogen plant.