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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
Applicants:
Stefan Brauchle, Heroldstatt, DE;
Matthias Wolfsteiner, Kirchheim/Teck, DE;
Inventors:
Stefan Brauchle, Heroldstatt, DE;
Matthias Wolfsteiner, Kirchheim/Teck, DE;
Assignee:
NuCellSys GmbH, Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/32 (2006.01); B01J 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating a plant for the steam reforming of hydrocarbons, in particular methanol, in which, in a mixture-preparation stage, a steam/hydrocarbon mixture is prepared from water and at least one hydrocarbon. The prepared steam/hydrocarbon mixture is introduced into a reforming reactor. The steam/hydrocarbon mixing ratio is set or adapted in order to compensate for an aging-related long-term shift in a temperature profile within the reforming reactor.