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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2008
Lanny D. Schmidt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul J. Dauenhauer, Wisconsin Rapids, WI (US);
Nick J. Degenstein, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Bradon J. Dreyer, Rockford, MI (US);
Joshua L. Colby, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Lanny D. Schmidt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul J. Dauenhauer, Wisconsin Rapids, WI (US);
Nick J. Degenstein, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Bradon J. Dreyer, Rockford, MI (US);
Joshua L. Colby, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method comprising contacting a carbon and hydrogen-containing solid fuel and a metal-based catalyst in the presence of oxygen to produce hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide gas, wherein the contacting occurs at a temperature sufficiently high to prevent char formation in an amount capable of stopping production of the hydrogen gas and the carbon monoxide gas is provided. In one embodiment, the metal-based catalyst comprises a rhodium-cerium catalyst. Embodiments further include a system for producing syngas. The systems and methods described herein provide shorter residence time and high selectivity for hydrogen and carbon monoxide.