Reactor and method for the pyrolysis of hydrocarbon-containing fluids

A reactor at least for pyrolysis of hydrocarbon-containing fluids and at least for production of at least hydrogen-containing fluids comprising:

• a reactor shell and a reactor shaft disposed within the reactor shell;
• a reactor lining at least for thermal sealing of the reactor shaft with respect to the reactor shell disposed between the reactor shell and the reactor shaft, wherein the reactor shaft includes an at least tetragonal geometry, where at least one electrode for generation of thermal energy is disposed on each of two mutually opposite side walls of the reactor shaft.

The reactor of claim 30, wherein the electrodes are arranged in such a way that they generate an electrical field aligned orthogonally at least in sections to the direction of movement of the particles of the moving bed that move through the reactor shaft.

A method at least for pyrolysis of hydrocarbon-containing fluids at least for production of at least hydrogen-containing fluids, comprising:

• feeding hydrocarbon-containing fluids to a reactor shaft of a reactor in countercurrent to a moving bed of the reactor that consists of particles;
• and heating at least the particles of the moving bed or the hydrocarbon-containing fluids, by means of electrodes for generation of thermal energy up to a defined temperature in the range between 800-1600° C.