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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Nicholas P. Wynn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Douglas E Gottschlich, Redwood City, CA (US);
Haiqing Lin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas P. Wynn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Douglas E Gottschlich, Redwood City, CA (US);
Haiqing Lin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/24 (2006.01); C01B 3/26 (2006.01); C01B 31/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a process for the production of hydrogen by autothermal reforming of natural gas, with simultaneous recovery of carbon dioxide using carbon dioxide-selective membrane separation. Residual gas from the hydrogen and carbon dioxide recovery is recycled back to the autothermal reformer.