Patent ID: 6419884
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B01B,B01J,C01B,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A reactor unit in a system for the production of a hydrogen-rich gas from liquid fuel, comprising:a reaction chamber comprising a plurality of channels, each channel containing a catalyst material, wherein a reaction medium flows (a) from an inlet of the reaction chamber through a plurality of channels in a first reaction zone, (b) through a single passage into a second reaction zone, and (c) countercurrently through a plurality of channels in the second reaction zone to an outlet of the reaction chamber; a first tempering chamber comprising a plurality of channels for carrying a tempering medium and which is adjacent to the first reaction zone, wherein the tempering medium flows from an inlet in the first tempering chamber through the plurality of channels to an outlet of the first tempering chamber; a separate second tempering chamber comprising a plurality of channels for carrying a tempering medium and which is adjacent to the second reaction zone, wherein the tempering medium flows from an inlet in the second tempering chamber through the plurality of channels to an outlet of the second tempering chamber, wherein the reaction chamber and the first and second tempering chambers have a laminate construction, so that the reaction medium and the tempering media are separate from each other.