Patent ID: 6878362
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: C01B,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. In a fuel processor based on autothermal cyclic reforming process, said processor having two reformer reactors with integrated heat exchangers, said two reactors cycling between a reforming step and a regeneration step, a method of generating hydrogen gas comprising: receiving a mixture of fuel and steam in said reformer reactor operating in a reforming step to produce a hydrogen-rich reformate gas; supplying the reformate gas to a shift reactor to reduce the concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) gas present in the reformate gas; receiving product gas generated by the shift reactor in a condenser to recover heat from the product gas; flowing output gas stream from the condenser to a CO oxidizer to further reduce CO concentration; and providing CO oxidizer output to a fuel cell for generating electricity.