41 results about "Methane decomposition" patented technology

A method for producing a hydrogen enriched fuel includes the steps of providing a flow of methane gas, and providing a catalyst. The method also includes the steps of heating the catalyst instead of the reactor walls and the methane gas using microwave irradiation at a selected microwave power, directing the flow of methane gas over the catalyst, and controlling the microwave power to produce a product gas having a selected composition. A system for producing a hydrogen enriched fuel includes a methane gas source, a reactor containing a catalyst, and a microwave power source configured to heat the catalyst.

A method for producing a hydrogen enriched fuel and carbon nanotubes includes the steps of providing a flow of methane gas, and providing a catalyst mixture comprising a Fe based catalyst and carbon. The method also includes the steps of pretreating the catalyst mixture using microwave irradiation and exposure to CH4, heating the catalyst mixture and the methane gas using microwave irradiation at a selected microwave power, directing the flow of methane gas over the catalyst mixture, and controlling the microwave power to produce a product gas having a selected composition and the carbon nanotubes. For producing multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) only a flow of methane gas into the reactor is required. For producing single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), a combination of hydrogen gas and methane gas into the reactor is required.

The invention discloses a bubbling type methane decomposition reaction device for high-temperature particle heating. The device is mainly applied to an ultra-high temperature condensation solar system. A plurality of special bubbling type direct methane decomposition reactor units are arranged in a main body part (a heat-carrying particle heat release tank) of the device; high-temperature heat-carrying particles downwards flow through the reactor units from the top of the heat release tank and transfer heat to heat-carrying fluid in the reactor units; methane bubbles are decomposed to producehydrogen and carbon nano-particles in the heat-carrying fluid; the carbon nano-particles and reactive gases are separated in the reactor units and extracted by an induced draft fan; and after discharged from the reactor units, the reacted mixed gases (the hydrogen and unreacted methane gas) are cooled to be fed into the next-stage reactor units to be continuously reacted or fed out of the device to enter a hydrogen separation system. According to the device disclosed by the invention, the heat-carrying fluid does not need to be fed out of the device to be heated, and safe and stable operationsof the system are ensured; and due to the modular design of the reactor units, the zoom design of the device is conveniently realized.