Patent ID: 9337505
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: C01B,C10G,H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A process of reforming a sulfur-containing liquid fuel, the process comprising contacting a liquid hydrocarbon fuel with an oxidant and steam or water, the liquid hydrocarbon fuel comprising one or more high molecular weight organosulfur compounds each independently having a molecular weight equal to or greater than 90 g/mole, the liquid hydrocarbon fuel having a sulfur concentration from greater than 50 ppm w to less than 400 ppm w , the contacting occurring in a catalyst bed comprising a reforming catalyst deposited on an ultra-short-channel-length metal substrate, such that the process is conducted at a peak catalyst temperature greater than 950° C., wherein the peak temperature located at a length from 5 percent to 50 percent along the catalyst bed as measured from inlet to outlet, so as to produce a reformate mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide and one or more low molecular weight sulfur-containing compounds each independently having a molecular weight less than 90 g/mole.