Compact fuel processor for producing a hydrogen rich gas

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7544346
APP PUB NO 20060254141A1
SERIAL NO

11489362

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A multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of modules stacked end-to-end along a common axis. Each module includes a shell having an interior space defining a passageway for the flow of gas from a first end of the shell to a second end of the shell opposite the first end, and a processing core being contained within the interior space for effecting a chemical, thermal, or physical change to a gas stream passing axially through the module. The multi-step process includes: providing a fuel processor having a plurality of modules stacked end-to-end along a common axis; and feeding the hydrocarbon fuel successively through each of the modules in an axial direction through the tubular reactor to produce the hydrogen rich gas.

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TEXACO INC2000 WESTCHESTER AVE ALTERNATE ENERGY & RESOURCES DEPT WHITE PLAINS NY 10650

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Krause, Curtis L Houston, US 28 251
Martin, Paul F Toronto, CA 10 70
Wolfenbarger, James K La Canada, US 13 189

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