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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Gerald E. Voecks, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Paul Taichiang Yu, Pittsford, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gerald E. Voecks, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Paul Taichiang Yu, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/02 (2006.01); B01J 8/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rapid start reactor is provided that can be used, for example, in a water gas shift reactor of a fuel processor. A reactor has a catalyst support structure with one or more surfaces overlaid with an active coating that includes a catalyst. The active coating heats upon exposure to a non-thermal energy source. The reactor also includes a generator of non-thermal energy for applying non-thermal energy to the active coating. Methods for operating such a reactor during transient and/or start-up conditions are also provided.