Global Patent Index - EP 2013141 A2

EP 2013141 A2 20090114 - HEAT EXCHANGE REFORMER UNIT AND REFORMER SYSTEM

Title (en)

HEAT EXCHANGE REFORMER UNIT AND REFORMER SYSTEM

Title (de)

WÄRMEAUSTAUSCHREFORMEREINHEIT UND REFORMERSYSTEM

Title (fr)

UNITE DE REFORMAGE D'UN ECHANGEUR DE CHALEUR ET SYSTEME DE REFORMAGE

Publication

EP 2013141 A2 20090114 (EN)

Application

EP 07734374 A 20070424

Priority

  • IB 2007001056 W 20070424
  • JP 2006119751 A 20060424
  • JP 2006126407 A 20060428

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007122497A2] In a heat exchange reformer unit 10, a reforming passage 18 in which reforming catalyst 22 for inducing reforming reactions is supported, and a combustion passage 20 in which oxidizing catalyst 24 for combustion is supported, are disposed adjacent to each other with a plate portion 52 interposed therebetween. Heat-exchanging passages 58A of the reforming passage 18 that produces reformate gas that contains hydrogen from supplied reformation material, and heat-exchanging passages 64A of the combustion passage 20 that supplies heat, which is generated by catalytically burning supplied fuel, to the reforming passage 18 constitute a parallel-flow heat exchanger. Gas flow directions in the heat-exchanging passages 58A and 64A are both the direction indicated by the arrow F, Reformation material guide passages 58B for introducing reformation material into the heat-exchanging passages 58A in a predetermined direction, and mixed gas guide passages 64B for introducing fuel into the heat-exchanging passages 64A in a direction intersecting the gas flow direction in the reformation material guide passages 58B are provided upstream of the heat-exchanging passages 58A and 64A in the gas flow direction. A plurality of layers of the reforming passages 18 and a plurality of layers of the combustion passages 20 are stacked with the number of layers of the reforming passages 18 greater than the number of layers of the combustion passages 20.

IPC 8 full level

C01B 3/38 (2006.01); C10J 1/207 (2012.01); B01J 19/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01J 19/0093 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 19/249 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/384 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00783 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00822 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00824 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00835 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00873 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/1928 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/2453 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/2458 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/2465 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/247 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/2479 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/2481 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/2485 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/2486 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/2487 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0233 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/066 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0811 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0822 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0827 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/12 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/141 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 20/10 (2015.11 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007122497A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007122497 A2 20071101; WO 2007122497 A3 20080117; EP 2013141 A2 20090114; US 2009064579 A1 20090312

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2007001056 W 20070424; EP 07734374 A 20070424; US 29765307 A 20070424