Brandon K Carpenter

US Patent:

20070196267, Aug 23, 2007

Filed:

Mar 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

10/592551

Inventors:

Brandon Carpenter - Chicago IL, US
John Harness - Elgin IL, US
Bradley Russell - Wheaton IL, US

International Classification:

C01B 3/02

US Classification:

423648100

Abstract:

Apparatus and process are provided to enable rapid start up of hydrogen generator () that use partial oxidation reforming. In the start up processes, a heated oxygen containing gas () is passed through the reformer () and at least one downstream unit operation () to achieve a first temperature regime. Then a heated steam containing gas is used to raise the temperatures of the reformer () and at least one downstream unit operation () to a second temperature regime at which partial oxidation reforming can be initiated.

US Patent:

61653535, Dec 26, 2000

Filed:

Oct 8, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/168236

Inventors:

Brandon Scott Carpenter - Chicago IL
Daniel N. Myers - Arlington Heights IL

Assignee:

UOP LLC - Des Plaines IL

International Classification:

C10G 3510

US Classification:

208146

Abstract:

An arrangement for the controlled production of an essentially linear array of hydrocarbon feed injection jets maintains stable and reliable jets by passing individual piping for each jet through a support shroud that is located in a contacting vessel. Controlled atomization is provided by independently injecting a uniform quantity of gas medium into each of the plurality of uniformly created feed injection streams upstream of a discharge nozzle that separately discharges each mixed stream of hydrocarbons and gas medium into a stream of catalyst particles at or about the inner end of the support shroud. The feed injection jets are suitable for positioning in an inner location of a large contacting vessel. Uniformity of distribution is obtained by dividing the hydrocarbons streams from an oil chamber into an individual oil conduit for each spray injection nozzle. The individual oil conduits receive separate streams of a gas phase fluid that mixes with feed to pass the mixture to a spray nozzle.