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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Applicant:
Albert E. Stewart, Sylmar, CA (US);
Inventor:
Albert E. Stewart, Sylmar, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/26 (2006.01); B01J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for generating hydrogen gas from methane are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes heating a vessel containing a catalyst to a temperature above approximately 600° centigrade and pressurizing the vessel to about ten atmospheres. A pressure swing absorbent, a methane stream, and a stream of steam are introduced into the vessel. In a particular aspect, the temperature may be maintained within a range of approximately 600 C. to approximately 700 C.