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Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2006
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/22 (2006.01); B01D 53/62 (2006.01); B01J 19/24 (2006.01); C01B 3/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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