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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2005
Satish S. Tamhankar, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Sekharipuram V. Krishnan, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Michael H. Leison, Macungie, PA (US);
Satish S. Tamhankar, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Sekharipuram V. Krishnan, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Michael H. Leison, Macungie, PA (US);
The BOC Group, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for producing hydrogen by passing a hydrocarbon-containing gas over a ceramic monolith at a temperature sufficient to produce hydrogen; and passing an oxygen-containing gas over the ceramic monolith at a temperature sufficient to react with the carbon on the ceramic monolith and to produce carbon monoxide. The process is performed cyclically using one or more beds in a manner such that hydrogen is produced followed by carbon monoxide production.