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US 11,777,122 B2Granted
Hydrogen generator with carbon capture for use with a hydrogen fuel cell
OwnerClarke G. Homaninventor
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Abstract
A hydrogen generator includes a gasifier, upon receiving steam and methane, configured to convert the methane and steam into hydrogen and carbon monoxide; and a carbon trap, operatively connected to the gasifier, configured to capture carbon from the carbon monoxide and allow the hydrogen to pass therethrough. The carbon trap includes iron and a heat source.
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A hydrogen generator, comprising:
- a gasifier, upon receiving steam and methane, configured to convert the methane and steam into hydrogen and carbon monoxide;
- and
- a carbon trap, operatively connected to said gasifier, configured to capture carbon from the carbon monoxide to create oxygen and allow the hydrogen to pass therethrough;
- said carbon trap including iron;
- said iron of said carbon trap trapping carbon from the carbon monoxide therein.
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A hydrogen generator, comprising:
- a gasifier, upon receiving steam and methane, configured to convert the methane gas and steam into gaseous methanol, hydrogen, and methane gas;
- a condenser, operatively connected to said gasifier, configured to condense the gaseous methanol to liquid methanol and to allow the liquid methanol to be outputted therefrom;
- and
- a carbon trap, operatively connected to said condenser to receive the hydrogen and methane gas from said condenser, configured to capture carbon from the received methane gas to create hydrogen and to allow the hydrogen to pass therethrough;
- said carbon trap including iron;
- said iron of said carbon trap trapping carbon from the carbon monoxide therein.
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A hydrogen generator, comprising:
- a vaporizer, upon receiving heat and liquid methanol, configured to convert the liquid methanol into methane gas and water vapor;
- a condenser, operatively connected to said vaporizer, configured to cool methane gas and water vapor so as to condense the water vapor;
- and
- a carbon trap, operatively connected to said condenser, configured to capture carbon from the methane and to allow the hydrogen to pass therethrough;
- said carbon trap including iron;
- said iron of said carbon trap trapping carbon from the carbon monoxide therein.
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A hydrogen generator, comprising:
- an input interface to receive methane;
- a carbon trap, operatively connected to said input interface to receive methane, configured to capture carbon from the methane to create hydrogen;
- a gasifier, operatively connected to said input interface to receive methane, said gasifier configured to receive steam and configured to mix the received methane with the received steam to create carbon monoxide and hydrogen;
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- a methanization module, operatively connected to said gasifier to receive carbon monoxide and hydrogen therefrom, configured to produce liquid methanol and hydrogen from the carbon monoxide and hydrogen produced by said gasifier;
- said carbon trap including iron;
- said iron of said carbon trap trapping carbon from the carbon monoxide therein.
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A hydrogen generator, comprising:
- a vaporizer, upon receiving heat and liquid methanol, configured to convert the liquid methanol into carbon monoxide and hydrogen;
- and
- a carbon trap, operatively connected to said vaporizer, configured to capture carbon from the carbon monoxide and allow the hydrogen to pass therethrough;
- said carbon trap including iron;
- said iron of said carbon trap trapping carbon from the carbon monoxide therein.
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A hydrogen generator, comprising:
- a source of methane;
- and
- a carbon trap, operatively connected to said source of methane, configured to capture carbon from the methane and allow the hydrogen to pass therethrough;
- said carbon trap including iron;
- said iron of said carbon trap trapping carbon from the carbon monoxide therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.