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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Shabbir Ahmed, Naperville, IL (US);
Dionissios D. Papadias, Chicago, IL (US);
Sheldon H. D Lee, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Rajesh K. Ahluwalia, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Inventors:
Shabbir Ahmed, Naperville, IL (US);
Dionissios D. Papadias, Chicago, IL (US);
Sheldon H. D Lee, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Rajesh K. Ahluwalia, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/36 (2006.01); C01B 6/24 (2006.01); C01B 3/24 (2006.01); C01B 3/02 (2006.01); C10J 1/20 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10J 1/20 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1047 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1082 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1041 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0244 (2013.01); C01B 3/382 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for reforming fuel, the method comprising contacting the fuel to an oxidation catalyst so as to partially oxidize the fuel and generate heat; warming incoming fuel with the heat while simultaneously warming a reforming catalyst with the heat; and reacting the partially oxidized fuel with steam using the reforming catalyst.