Solid oxide fuel cell systems having temperature swing reforming
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C01B-003/32
C01B-003/00
C01B-003/36
C10J-003/46
C10J-003/54
F28D-021/00
출원번호
US-0848095
(2004-05-18)
등록번호
US-7503948
(2009-03-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Hershkowitz,Frank
Berlowitz,Paul J.
출원인 / 주소
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
대리인 / 주소
Purwin,Paul E.
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64인용 특허 :
5
초록▼
The present invention provides an improvement in the process of producing energy from fuel cells. A cyclic reforming process, referred to as temperature swing reforming, provides an efficient means for producing a hydrogen containing synthesis gas for use in solid oxide fuel cell applications. In on
The present invention provides an improvement in the process of producing energy from fuel cells. A cyclic reforming process, referred to as temperature swing reforming, provides an efficient means for producing a hydrogen containing synthesis gas for use in solid oxide fuel cell applications. In one embodiment, at least some synthesis gas which is first produced in the temperature swing reforming process is combusted with air to provide the heat for the regeneration step of the temperature swing reforming process. The syngas produced in TSR is particularly well suited for use in solid oxide fuel cell applications.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method for producing electrical energy comprising: (a) reforming a hydrocarbon containing feed with steam in a cyclic reforming and regeneration process comprising: i. introducing the feed and steam through a first zone of a reactor containing bed packing material and a ref
What is claimed is: 1. A method for producing electrical energy comprising: (a) reforming a hydrocarbon containing feed with steam in a cyclic reforming and regeneration process comprising: i. introducing the feed and steam through a first zone of a reactor containing bed packing material and a reforming catalyst at a space velocity C1GHSV of at least 500 under reforming conditions, wherein calculation of C1GHSV includes bed volume of all catalysts and heat transfer solids in reforming and regeneration zones; ii. passing at least a portion of the product of step I through a second zone of the reactor containing bed packing material and transferring heat from the product to the packing material; iii. removing substantially all the product from the second zone said product comprising a syngas enriched in hydrogen, iv. introducing an oxygen containing gas into the second zone and combusting the gas and a fuel in a region proximate to an interface between the first and second zone to produce heat and a combustion product and transferring heat of the combusting to the bed packing material of the first zone, v. removing substantially all of the combustion product from the first zone, and (b) supplying said reform product from step iii to an anode of a solid oxide fuel cell to produce electricity. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the cyclic reforming process apparatus and the solid oxide fuel cell are commonly contained. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the cyclic process has a characteristic ΔTHT ranging from about 0.1�� C. to about 500�� C. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein ΔTHT ranges from about 0.5�� C. to about 40�� C. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the space velocity ranges from about 1,000 to about 100,000 hr-1. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the space velocity ranges from about 2,000 to about 50,000 hr-1. 7. The method of claim 5 wherein the reactor bed packing material has a volumetric heat transfer coefficient of greater than about 0.05 cal/cm3s�� C. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the packing material is a honeycomb monolith having channel densities ranging from about 15 channels/cm2 to about 500 channels/cm2. 9. The method of claim 5 wherein the packing material provides a wetted area greater than about 6 cm2/cm3. 10. The method of claim 5, wherein the packing materials of said first zone or said second zone or both are composed of a material selected from stabilized or unstabilized magnesium aluminum silicates, aluminum silicate clays, mullite, alumina, silica-alumina, zirconia, and mixtures thereof. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of noble metal components, Group VIII metal components, Ag, Ce, Cu, La, Mo, Mg, Sn, Ti, Y, and Zn. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon containing feed with steam has an inlet temperature ranging from about 200�� C. to about 1000�� C. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the hydrocarbon containing feed with steam has an inlet temperature ranging from about 200�� C. to about 600�� C. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the reforming conditions comprises a reforming catalyst having at least a portion thereof heated to a temperature of about 700�� C. to about 2000�� C. 15. The method of claim 1 wherein fuel cell cathode effluent supplies at least a portion of the fuel and oxygen containing gas to step iv of the process. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein fuel cell anode effluent supplies at least a portion of the steam of step i of the process. 17. The method of claim 15 wherein cathode effluent supplies at least a portion of the oxygen containing gas to the region proximate to the interface between the first and second zone for step iv of the process. 18. The method of claim 2 wherein step B is further characterized as supplying a reform product comprising hydrogen, CO, CO2, hydrocarbons, and steam to the fuel cell anode at a temperature of greater than about 200�� C. whereby the reform product is further reformed to supply a hydrogen enriched syngas to the anode of the fuel cell. 19. The method of claim 1 wherein the fuel of step iv of the process is supplied by at least a portion of the syngas of step iii of the process. 20. The method of claim 1, including: measuring the temperature at or substantially at the interface between said first and second zones and, upon reaching a pre-determined first temperature, the oxygen-containing gas is introduced to said second zone; and measuring the temperature at about the first end of said first zone and, upon reaching a pre-determined second temperature, the hydrocarbon, containing feed and steam feed is introduced to said first end of said first zone. 21. The method of claim 1, including: measuring the temperature at about the interface between said first and second zones and, upon reaching a pre-determined temperature, regeneration step (iv) is begun, and measuring the temperature at about the first end of said first zone and, upon reaching a pre-determined second temperature, reforming and recovery steps (i), (ii), and (iii) are begun. 22. The method of claim 1 wherein two or more reactors are operated simultaneously, such that steps i, ii, and iii are in progress on at least one reactor while steps iv, and v are in progress on at least one other reactor providing a substantially uninterrupted stream of reform product to the fuel cell. 23. The method of claim 1 wherein effluent from the regeneration process of steps v, a turbine to produce power.
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