Patent ID: 6911187
Filing Date: 2005-06-28
Classification: B01J,C01B

Abstract:
1. A auto-oxidation, internal heating type reforming apparatus, characterized in that it comprises: a hollow cylindrical frame having its bottom closed; a columnar catalytic member having a multitude of axial passages, mounted in and supported by said cylindrical frame so as to be rotatable relative thereto by a drive means; a closure means closing an upper end of said cylindrical frame and making a space immediately above said columnar catalytic member; a partition means for subdividing said space into a first and a second independent space; a gas inlet port formed in said closure means for introducing a mixture gas of a hydrocarbon or an aliphatic alcohol and water vapor into said first space; a hydrogen outlet port formed in said closure means for recovering from said second space hydrogen which is generated; and optionally an oxygen inlet port for introducing oxygen into a region of said catalytic member, wherein said oxygen inlet port communicates with a closed space at the bottom in said cylindrical frame, wherein oxygen is introduce through (i) the gas inlet port, (ii) the oxygen inlet port or (iii) both the gas inlet port and the oxygen inlet port.