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US 2012/0058045 A1Published application
Gas from landfill for use in hydrogen production
OwnerMichael Beckman, Steven Eckhardt +1inventors
InventorsMichael Beckman, Steven Eckhardt, Rustam H. Sethna
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Abstract
Methane collected from a landfill is used as a feedstock for the production of hydrogen in a steam methane reformer. This invention provides a green energy feed stock for the hydrogen production that benefits the environment.
Claims15
A system for using gas from a landfill for the production hydrogen comprising:
- means to collect the gas;
- means to purify the gas to produce methane;
- and
- means to provide the methane to a hydrogen production process.
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A method for producing hydrogen comprising supplying gas from a landfill to a steam methane reformer to produce the hydrogen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.