Patent ID: 9266732
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B01J,C01B,H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for hydrocarbon reforming using a micro-channel heater comprising: an upper plate including a heat transfer gas supply pipe which is connected with a heat transfer gas supply source to supply a heat transfer gas, and a reformed gas discharge pipe for discharging a reformed gas; a lower plate including a raw gas supply pipe which is connected with a raw gas supply source to supply a raw gas, and a heat transfer gas discharge pipe for discharging the heat transfer gas; an upper heat transfer unit which is disposed under the upper plate and includes an upper heat transfer gas flow path which is connected with the heat transfer gas supply pipe to flow the heat transfer gas, and an upper reformed gas flow path which is formed in contact with the upper heat transfer gas flow path so as to allow heat transfer therebetween, and connected with the reformed gas discharge pipe; a lower heat transfer unit which is disposed on the lower plate and includes a lower heat transfer gas flow path which is connected with the heat transfer gas discharge pipe to flow the heat transfer gas, and a lower reformed gas flow path which is formed in contact with the lower heat transfer gas flow path so as to allow heat transfer therebetween, and connected with the raw gas supply pipe; and at least one reforming unit laminated between the upper heat transfer unit and the lower heat transfer unit, wherein the reforming unit, in order to be laminated in two or more layers, includes: a gas supply plate on which a gas supply channel for communicating only with the lower reformed gas flow path is installed; a reforming catalyst plate which is laminated on the gas supply plate and has a reforming catalyst mounted thereon; a gas transfer unit which is laminated on the reforming catalyst plate to transfer the reformed gas by the reforming catalyst to the upper reformed gas flow path; and a heating plate which is disposed under the gas supply plate or on the gas transfer unit and has a heating channel for communicating the upper heat transfer gas flow path with the lower heat transfer gas flow path, and wherein the gas supply plate, the reforming catalyst plate, the gas transfer unit, and the heating plate include first reforming through holes communicated with the upper reformed gas flow path, second reforming through holes communicated with the upper heat transfer gas flow path, third reforming through holes communicated with the lower reformed gas flow path, and fourth reforming through holes communicated with the lower heat transfer gas flow path, respectively.