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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Maoqi Feng, San Antonio, TX (US);
Francis Yu Chang Huang, San Antonio, TX (US);
Richard L. Johnson, San Marcos, TX (US);
Inventors:
Maoqi Feng, San Antonio, TX (US);
Francis Yu Chang Huang, San Antonio, TX (US);
Richard L. Johnson, San Marcos, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process and apparatus for enhancement of syngas production (CO and H) of a carbon based feedstock with COconversion, which utilized COas an oxygen resource and converts COto CO through chemical reactions. The process includes a thermal plasma reactor and optionally a nonthermal plasma reactor.