Thermochemical gas splitting reactor system and method of thermochemically splitting gas
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
InventorsJustin T. TRAN, Kent J. WARREN, Alan W. WEIMER, Robert L. ANDERSON, Dragan MEJIC
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Abstract
A thermochemical gas splitting reactor system and a method of splitting gas are disclosed. The system includes a reactor including a reaction zone comprising active material, a gas heating zone, and a gas distribution plate assembly interposed between the reaction zone and the gas heating zone. Exemplary systems can include multiple reactors. The method can include providing one or more reactors and performing one or more of an oxidation and/or reduction process using each of the reactors.
Claims19
A thermochemical gas splitting reactor system comprising:
- a reactor comprising:
- a reaction zone comprising active material;
- a gas heating zone;
- and
- a gas distribution plate assembly interposed between the reaction zone and the gas heating zone;
- a gas inlet fluidly coupled to the gas heating zone;
- a gas outlet fluidly coupled to the reaction zone;
- and
- a controller configured to operate the reaction zone at a temperature greater than about 1000° C. and to control a pressure within the reaction zone to greater than 1 bar during a gas splitting step and less than or equal to 1 bar during an active material reduction step.
A method of thermochemical gas splitting, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a reactor comprising a reaction zone comprising active material, a gas heating zone, and a gas distribution plate assembly interposed between the reaction zone and the gas heating zone;
- providing one or more of H2O and CO2 to the gas heating zone;
- heating the one or more of H2O and CO2 in the gas heating zone;
- providing heated one or more of H2O and CO2 through the gas distribution plate assembly and to the reaction zone;
- and
- splitting the heated one or more of H2O and CO2 in the reaction zone,
- wherein a temperature within the reaction zone is greater than about 1000° C. and pressure within the reaction zone is greater than 1 bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.