Alcohol reformer for reforming alcohol to mixture of gas including hydrogen

Reforming alcohol is disclosed. Alcohol is introduced into a conduit of an alcohol reformer so that the alcohol flows through a catalyst stage within the conduit. The catalyst stage includes an alcohol reforming catalyst, and a heat transfer member comprising thermally conductive material. The heat...

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Hauptverfasser:	Smith, Roger C, Sall, Erik D, Ralph, Brian Odell, Morgenstern, David A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE ORUNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL BLASTING CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY COMBUSTION ENGINES COMPOUNDS THEREOF FIRELIGHTERS FUELS FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LIGHTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LUBRICANTS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METALLURGY NATURAL GAS NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS PEAT PERFORMING OPERATIONS PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL, WITH COMBUSTIBLEMIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES C10G, C10K TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Reforming alcohol is disclosed. Alcohol is introduced into a conduit of an alcohol reformer so that the alcohol flows through a catalyst stage within the conduit. The catalyst stage includes an alcohol reforming catalyst, and a heat transfer member comprising thermally conductive material. The heat transfer member is in thermal contact with the conduit and the alcohol reforming catalyst. Simultaneously, exhaust gas is introduced from an internal combustion engine into an exhaust channel. The exhaust gas in the exhaust channel contacts fins extending outward from the conduit so that heat from the exhaust gas is transferred through the fins, the conduit, and the heat transfer member to the alcohol reforming catalyst.