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US 2023/0053230 A1Published application
Integrated heat exchanger reactors for renewable fuel delivery systems
AssigneeAMOGY Inc.
InventorsYoung Suk Jo, Hyunho Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an integrated heat exchanger and reactor module. The integrated heat exchanger and reactor module includes a heat exchanger channel, and a reactor channel which is thermally coupled to the heat exchanger channel. The reactor channel includes a layer of catalyst material that is configured to produce hydrogen by endothermic catalytic decomposition of ammonia, which flows through the reactor channel, using thermal energy that is absorbed by the reactor channel from the heat exchanger channel.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- an integrated heat exchanger and reactor module
- comprising:
- a heat exchanger channel;
- and
- a reactor channel which is thermally coupled to the heat exchanger channel;
- wherein the reactor channel comprises a layer of catalyst material that is configured to produce hydrogen by endothermic catalytic decomposition of ammonia, which flows through the reactor channel, using thermal energy that is absorbed by the reactor channel from the heat exchanger channel.
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A system, comprising:
- a storage tank configured to store ammonia in liquid form;
- a combustion heater configured to generate heated combustion gas;
- and
- an integrated heat exchanger and reactor module
- comprising:
- a heat exchanger channel;
- and
- a reactor channel which is thermally coupled to the heat exchanger channel;
- wherein the reactor channel comprises a layer of catalyst material that is configured to produce hydrogen by endothermic catalytic decomposition of ammonia, which flows from the storage tank through the reactor channel, using thermal energy that is absorbed by the reactor channel from the heat exchanger channel;
- and
- wherein the heat exchanger channel is configured to receive heated combustion gas, which is generated by the combustion heater, and which flows through the heat exchanger channel to provide the thermal energy that is absorbed by the reactor channel from the heat exchanger channel.
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A method, comprising:
- performing a surface cleaning process to remove impurities from a surface of a reactor channel element using at least one of a chemical cleaning process and a physical cleaning process;
- performing a surface treatment process on the surface of the reactor channel element to increase an adhesion of the surface of the reactor channel element to a catalyst material;
- depositing a layer of catalyst material on the treated surface of the reactor channel element;
- and
- performing a thermal treatment process to thermally treat the layer of catalyst material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.