Patent ID: 6277339
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B01J,C01B,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A reforming reactor, comprising:a reformer section for converting a starting material mixture into a reformate product by an endothermal reforming reaction;a CO shift section for converting carbon monoxide contained in the reformate product into carbon dioxide;a catalytic burner unit for heat generation by catalytic combustion of a combustion gas, wherein the catalytic burner unit comprises:a heating area in direct thermal contact with the reformer section, anda cooling area in thermal contact with the CO shift section and having less combustion catalyst activity than the heating area; andmeans for conducting a combustion gas through the cooling area and the heating area counter-current to the reformate product flowing through CO shift section and to the starting material mixture flowing through the reformer section.