EP0921584A3
Device for steam reforming of hydrocarbons
Abstract
The invention relates to a plant for the steam reforming of a hydrocarbon. According to the invention, the plant comprises a plate stack and / or tube bundle type reactor assembly which integrally includes an evaporator, a pre-reforming unit, a main reformer, a CO removal unit and a catalytic burner unit, one being the evaporator and the main reformer having the catalytic burner unit and the other the pre-reforming unit is in thermal contact with the CO removal unit. Use, for example, for the steam reforming of methanol for the purpose of obtaining hydrogen for the fuel cells of a fuel cell-powered motor vehicle.
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| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
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| EP0529329A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | X | Search report | 1 |
| EP0861802A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | PX | Search report | 1-6 |
| DE3803080A1 | Cites | Germany | DA | Search report | 1 |
| US4746329A | Cites | United States of America | DA | Search report | 1 |
| US5516344A | Cites | United States of America | DA | Search report | 1 |
| PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 096, no. 001 31 January 1996 (1996-01-31) | Non-patent | – | – | Search report | – |
| PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 095, no. 008 29 September 1995 (1995-09-29) | Non-patent | – | – | Search report | – |
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Priority claims3
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| 19754012 | Germany | A | |
| 19754012 | Germany | – | |
| DE1997154012 | – | – | – |
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| EP0921584A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| DE19754012A1 | Germany | A1 | |
| JPH11263601A | Japan | A | |
| EP0921584A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| DE19754012C2 | Germany | C2 | |
| JP3114097B2 | Japan | B2 | |
| US6447736B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| EP0921584B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE59807376D1 | Germany | D1 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0921584
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0921584
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0921584
- Application
- 98120914
- Application, DOCDB
- 98120914
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19980120914
Titles3
- German
- Anlage zur Wasserdampfreformierung eines Kohlenwasserstoffs
- English
- Device for steam reforming of hydrocarbons
- French
- Dispositif de reformage à la vapeur d'eau d' hydrocarbures
Classification
- CPC, 26
- H01M8/0631
- B01B1/005
- B01J19/249
- B01J2219/0002
- B01J2219/2453
- B01J2219/2462
- B01J2219/2492
- C01B3/323
- C01B3/382
- C01B3/48
- C01B3/583
- C01B2203/0233
- C01B2203/0283
- C01B2203/044
- C01B2203/047
- C01B2203/066
- C01B2203/0811
- C01B2203/0838
- C01B2203/0844
- C01B2203/0866
- C01B2203/1223
- C01B2203/1288
- C01B2203/143
- C01B2203/1604
- C01B2203/82
- Y02E60/50
- IPC, 8
- B01B1 00
- B01J19 24
- C01B3 32
- C01B3 38
- C01B3 48
- C01B3 58
- H01M8 06
- H01M8 0612
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia