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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2010
Jingyu Cui, Katy, TX (US);
Erik Edwin Engwall, Houston, TX (US);
John William Johnston, Kingwood, TX (US);
Mahendra Ladharam Joshi, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jingyu Cui, Katy, TX (US);
Erik Edwin Engwall, Houston, TX (US);
John William Johnston, Kingwood, TX (US);
Mahendra Ladharam Joshi, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to systems and processes for operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems. A process for operating the molten carbonate fuel cell includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen to a molten carbonate fuel cell anode; heating a hydrocarbon stream, at least a majority of which is comprised of hydrocarbons that are liquid at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure, with a heat source comprising an anode exhaust from the molten carbonate fuel cell anode; contacting at least a portion of the heated hydrocarbon stream with a catalyst to produce a steam reforming feed comprising gaseous hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and at least one carbon oxide; separating at least a portion of the molecular hydrogen from the steam reforming feed; and providing at least a portion of the separated molecular hydrogen to the molten carbonate fuel cell anode as at least a portion of the stream comprising molecular hydrogen.