Patent ID: 7563292
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: B01J,C01B

Abstract:
1. A fuel processor for generating a H 2 rich gas from a fuel, comprising: (a) an inlet projecting through an exterior housing of the fuel processor attached to a steam line, an O (b) an inner reforming zone comprising a sidewall, a first end connected to the inlet, a partial oxidation catalyst and a steam reforming catalyst or a combined partial oxidation and steam reforming catalyst, and a second end; (c) an outer reforming zone comprising the sidewall of the inner reforming zone, an outer sidewall, a first end connected to the second end of the inner reforming zone, and a second end; (d) a cooling zone comprising a first end connected to the second end of the outer reforming zone and a second end; (e) a sulfur removal zone comprising a sulfur removal agent, a first end connected to the second end of the cooling zone, and a second end; and (f) a water-gas-shift zone comprising a catalyst that catalyzes the conversion of carbon monoxide and water to carbon dioxide and H wherein the outer reforming zone further comprises a partial oxidation catalyst and a steam reforming catalyst or a combined partial oxidation and steam reforming catalyst; and wherein the fuel processor is configured to conduct simultaneously a partial oxidation reaction and a steam reforming reaction in the outer reforming zone.