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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2013
Manfred Baldauf, Erlangen, DE;
Carsten Graeber, Erlangen, DE;
Marc Hanebuth, Nürnberg, DE;
Gerhard Zimmermann, Höchstadt/Aisch, DE;
Manfred Baldauf, Erlangen, DE;
Carsten Graeber, Erlangen, DE;
Marc Hanebuth, Nürnberg, DE;
Gerhard Zimmermann, Höchstadt/Aisch, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, München, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for carrying out a carbon monoxide shift reaction, which includes converting carbon monoxide and water into carbon dioxide and hydrogen, the converting proceeding in a liquid phase with removal of a product gas including carbon dioxide and hydrogen, is provided. The apparatus includes dry methanol, as a first solvent in a first region for an absorption of carbon monoxide with simultaneous formation of methyl formate, and water, as a second solvent in a second region for a liberation of the product gas in order to avoid losses of hydrogen in a carbon dioxide region.