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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2006
Wei Wei, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
James Anthony Ruud, Delmar, NY (US);
Anthony Yu-chung Ku, Rexford, NY (US);
Vidya Ramaswamy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
KE Liu, Rancho Santa Margrita, CA (US);
Wei Wei, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
James Anthony Ruud, Delmar, NY (US);
Anthony Yu-Chung Ku, Rexford, NY (US);
Vidya Ramaswamy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ke Liu, Rancho Santa Margrita, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for producing hydrogen gas wherein the apparatus includes a reactor. In one embodiment, the reactor includes at least two conversion-removal portions. Each conversion-removal portion comprises a catalyst section configured to convert CO in the stream to COand a membrane section located downstream of and in flow communication with the catalyst section. The membrane section is configured to selectively remove the COfrom the stream and to be in flow communication with a sweep gas.