Hydrogen forming reaction process
AssigneeInstitute of Gas Technology
InventorsLeonard G. Marianowski, Donald K. Fleming
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Abstract
A hydrogen forming process and apparatus wherein one side of a hydrogen ion porous and molecular gas non-porous metallic foil is contacted with mixed gases comprising molecular hydrogen formed by a chemical reaction in a hydrogen production zone. The molecular hydrogen is dissociated and passed as ionic hydrogen to the other side of the metallic foil from which it is withdrawn, thereby removing hydrogen from the hydrogen production zone. This invention is particularly advantageous in favorably shifting the equilibrium of steam/methane reforming reactions and water-gas-shift reactions providing high yields of high purity hydrogen.
Claims22
A hydrogen forming process comprising:
- conducting in a hydrogen production zone a chemical reaction forming mixed gases comprising molecular hydrogen;
- contacting one side of a hydrogen ion porous and molecular gas nonporous metallic foil with said mixed gases in said hydrogen production zone;
- dissociating said molecular hydrogen to ionic hydrogen on said one side of said metallic foil;
- passing said ionic hydrogen through said metallic foil to its other side;
- and withdrawing hydrogen from said other side of said metallic foil, thereby removing hydrogen from said hydrogen production zone.
In a hydrogen forming process wherein a chemical reaction forming mixed gases comprising hydrogen is conducted in a hydrogen production zone, the improvement comprising:
- contacting one side of a hydrogen ion porous and molecular gas non-porous metallic foil with said mixed gases in said hydrogen production zone, passing hydrogen as hydrogen ions through said metallic foil to its other side, and withdrawing hydrogen from said other side of said metallic foil thereby removing hydrogen from said hydrogen production zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.