Plasmatron-catalyst system
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsLeslie Bromberg, Daniel R. Cohn, Alexander Rabinovich, Nikolai Alexeev
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Abstract
A plasmatron-catalyst system. The system generates hydrogen-rich gas and comprises a plasmatron and at least one catalyst for receiving an output from the plasmatron to produce hydrogen-rich gas. In a preferred embodiment, the plasmatron receives as an input air, fuel and water/steam for use in the reforming process. The system increases the hydrogen yield and decreases the amount of carbon monoxide.
Claims30
Plasmatron-catalyst apparatus for generating hydrogen rich gas comprising:
- a plasmatron;
- and at least one catalyst for receiving an output from the plasmatron to produce hydrogen rich gas, wherein said at least one catalyst is located at a position that is less than or equal to 10 cm downstream from the plasmatron.
Plasmatron-catalyst apparatus for generating hydrogen rich gas comprising:
- a plasmatron;
- and a catalytic converter containing at least one catalyst for receiving an output from the plasmatron to produce hydrogen-rich gas, wherein said at least one catalyst in said catalytic converter is located at a position that it less than or equal to 10 cm downstream from the plasmatron and is activated by hydrogen and radicals produced in the output of the plasmatron.
Plasmatron-catalyst apparatus for generating hydrogen-rich gas comprising:
- a plasmatron;
- and
- at least one catalyst for receiving an output from the plasmatron to produce hydrogen-rich gas, wherein said at least one catalyst is located at a position downstream from the plasmatron so as to be activated by hydrogen and radicals produced by the plasmatron, wherein said position of the at least one catalyst is within 1 to 10 cm downstream from the plasmatron.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.