Patent ID: 6296686
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B01J,C01B

Abstract:
A process for providing heat to an endothermic reforming reaction inside a reaction passage, comprising:flowing an oxygen containing gas through an air passage along a cathode side of an oxygen selective ion transport membrane element to separate oxygen contained within said oxygen containing gas into a permeate portion that is transported through said oxygen selective ion transport membrane element to an anode side and a retentate portion that is retained on said cathode side;the reaction passage being separated from the air passage by said oxygen selective ion transport membrane element;combusting a fuel with said retentate portion, thereby generating a heat of combustion;exothermically reacting part of a constituent of a process gas flowing through said reaction passage with the permeate portion, thereby generating further heat of combustion; andtransferring said heat of combustion and said further heat of combustion to said endothermic reforming reaction.