Method for oxygen enhanced syngas production
OwnerRaymond Francis Drnevich, Gary Wayne Fenner +2inventors
InventorsRaymond Francis Drnevich, Gary Wayne Fenner, Hisashi Kobayashi, Lawrence E. Bool III
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Abstract
Abstract of the Invention This invention is directed to a process for producing syngas by increasing the flow of a mixture of steam and methane into a steam methane reformer reaction. This process comprises adding an oxygen-enriched gas to the steam to produce an enriched-oxygen/steam mixture prior to mixing the steam with the methane in the reformer reaction. Oxygen-enriched gas may be added directly to the steam-methane mixture, or to the combustion air. Oxygen-enriched gas may also be added to the air-methane mixture of a gas turbine for operation with the steam methane reforming process.
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A process for increasing the rate of syngas production by increasing the flow of a mixture of steam and methane into a steam methane reformer, said process comprises adding an oxygen-enriched gas to steam to produce an oxygen-enriched/steam mixture, then mixing methane with said oxygen-enriched/steam mixture and passing the resulting oxygen-enriched/steam/methane mixture into said reformer.
A process for increasing the rate of syngas production by increasing the flow of a mixture of steam and methane into a steam methane reformer, said process comprises adding an oxygen-enriched gas to said mixture prior to passing the resulting oxygen-enriched/steam/methane mixture into said reformer.
A process for increasing the rate of syngas production by increasing the flow of a mixture of steam and methane into a steam methane reformer, said process comprises adding an oxygen-enriched gas to combustion air to combust additional fuel to drive the reforming reaction.
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