Patent ID: 11866395
Assignee: 1304342 ALBERTA LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC C  H  Y | IPC C  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of producing petrochemicals using a hydrocarbon fuel cell, comprising the steps of:
operating the fuel cell to produce electricity, thermal energy, and an exhaust stream, the exhaust stream comprising at least a carbon-containing gas and water, the fuel cell receiving a fuel stream of natural gas and a stream of atmospheric air as inputs;
heating a reactant stream of natural gas using some or all of the electricity, some or all of the thermal energy, or a combination thereof to produce a heated reactant stream of natural gas; and
combining at least a portion of the exhaust stream with the heated reactant stream of natural gas into a reactor input stream, and reacting the reactor input stream in a reactor to produce one or more petrochemical streams.