Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING IN HYDROGEN PLANTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005118466
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A hydrogen plant including a fuel reforming plant (10) configured to receive and process hydrocarbon feedstock (12) and configured to discharge wet reformate (20) including a hydrogen-containing gas stream, and a condenser (30) configured to cool the wet reformate (20). The hydrogen plant also includes a water separator (50) configured to receive the cooled wet reformate (20), remove water (52) from the wet reformate, and discharge dry reformate (60). The hydrogen plant further includes a hydrogen purifier (70) configured to receive the dry reformate (60), process the dry reformate (60), and discharge pure or substantially pure hydrogen (72). A supplemental cooling system (90) is provided in the hydrogen plant to cool the wet reformate (20) in addition to the condenser (30).
Inventors:
LOMAX FRANKLIN D JR (US)
NASSER KHALIL M (US)
NASSER KHALIL M (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/006619
Publication Date:
October 26, 2006
Filing Date:
March 03, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
H2GEN INNOVATIONS INC (US)
LOMAX FRANKLIN D JR (US)
NASSER KHALIL M (US)
LOMAX FRANKLIN D JR (US)
NASSER KHALIL M (US)
International Classes:
C01B3/02; B01J7/00; B01J19/00; C01B3/08; C01B3/12; C01B3/16; C01B3/18; C01B3/24; C01B3/26; C01B3/38; C01B3/56; F28B9/06
Foreign References:
| US6623719B2 | 2003-09-23 | |||
| US6497856B1 | 2002-12-24 |
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