Gas: heating and illuminating inventions 02/06

20060037244 - Fuel fired hydrogen generator: A system for making and storing hydrogen comprises an IC engine, a thermal reactor to convert hydrocarbon fuels to reformate, and a separation means to separate the reformate into a hydrogen stream and a hydrogen depleted reformate stream. The hydrogen stream is compressed and stored. The hydrogen depleted reformate stream...

20060037245 - Inhibiting of erosion of vessels: A method of inhibiting erosion of an interior surface of a process vessel by solid objects carried in a fluid passing over the interior surface includes providing at least one formation at or in close proximity to the interior surface to interfere with the flow of the fluid over the...

20060032137 - Catalyst coated heat exchanger: This invention relates to heat exchangers coated with a catalyst, as well as related methods and fuel reformers....

20060032138 - Carbon monoxide adsorption for carbon monoxide clean-up in a fuel cell system: An apparatus removes carbon monoxide (CO) from a hydrogen-rich gas stream in a hydrogen fuel cell system. CO fouls costly catalytic particles in the membrane electrode assemblies of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. A vessel houses a carbon monoxide adsorbent. The vessel may be a rotating pressure swing adsorber....

20060032139 - Method for gasifying biomass and catalyst used for said method: Disclosed is a method of gasifying a biomass, comprising heating a fluidized bed reactor loaded with a catalyst represented by Rh/CeO2/M, where M represents SiO2, Al2O3 or ZrO2, to temperatures lower than 800° C. introducing biomass particles into the fluidized bed reactor from an upper portion thereof, introducing air and...

20060026900 - Method for storing and delivering hydrogen to fuel cells: A hydrogen gas storage and supply method including: (a) providing a chamber and, contained therein, a plurality of shell-core micro-spheres, each comprising a shell and a hollow or porous core, filled with pressurized hydrogen gas at an internal pressure P; and (b) heating the micro-spheres to a temperature T to...

20060021279 - System for hydrogen generation: The present invention relates to an improvement in a system for the generation of hydrogen by contacting an aqueous solution of a metal hydride salt with a hydrogen generation catalyst. In particular, the present invention relates to the incorporation within the system of a recycle line of water condensed from...

20060021280 - Reformer, and methods of making and using the same: A reformer comprises a housing comprising a housing inner surface, a housing outer surface, and an inlet; an ignition housing comprising an ignition housing inner surface, an ignition housing outer surface, an opening, and a turbulent flow generator bordering a portion of the opening, wherein the ignition housing is disposed...