Abstract: A system for adjusting pressure in a reservoir includes a pump system for pumping a fluid into the reservoir and a system for supplying the fluid to the pump system. The fluid supply system includes a conversion device arranged to receive a fuel and a gas mixture comprising at least one oxidant, to react the fuel with the gas mixture and to supply fluid obtained upon reaction, the fluid supply system being arranged to supply at least a portion of that fluid. The fluid supply system further includes a source of the fuel. The fuel comprises hydrogen. The conversion device is arranged to react the fuel with a gas mixture comprising predominantly nitrogen.

Abstract: A method of carrying out direct thermal decomposition of a hydrocarbon compound into carbon and hydrogen comprises: introducing a gaseous feed stream comprising at least one hydrocarbon compound into a reactor; and removing at least hydrogen gas and particulate carbon formed by thermal decomposition from the reactor. The method includes providing in the reactor a layer permeable to the particulate carbon and comprising loose particles other than the particulate carbon in a gas phase and passing the gaseous feed stream through the layer. The loose particles other than the particulate carbon comprise particles comprising a catalyst on a carrier. The method includes removing at least part of the layer from the reactor, separating constituents of the removed part, the constituents including some of the particles comprising a catalyst on a carrier, and returning the separated particles comprising a catalyst on a carrier to the layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a refueling method and station for supplying one or more energy carriers to vehicles, wherein the refueling station is connected to a road network and thereby accessible to road vehicles, wherein the energy carriers comprise hydrogen, the refueling station having in a hydrogen production unit configured to produce hydrogen (H2) and carbon (C) from a hydrocarbon compound by at least one processing unit configured to produce the hydrogen and carbon by pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon compound, wherein the refueling station is configured to supply a hydrogen powered vehicle with the produced hydrogen.

Abstract: Composite adsorbent beads have a porous and non-adsorbent core comprising at least one inorganic material and a porous and adsorbent shell comprising at least one adsorbent layer comprising a porous adsorbent material on the surface of the core. The core preferably comprises agglomerated inorganic particles having a mean particle size equal to or smaller than the mean particle size of the surrounding agglomerated adsorbent particles. The beads preferably are manufactured by calcining together a non-sintered core and the adsorbent layer. The beads can be used at the outlet end of an adsorption column to improve performance.

Abstract: Composite adsorbent beads have a porous and non-adsorbent core comprising at least one inorganic material and a porous and adsorbent shell comprising at least one adsorbent layer comprising a porous adsorbent material on the surface of the core. The core preferably comprises agglomerated inorganic particles having a mean particle size equal to or smaller than the mean particle size of the surrounding agglomerated adsorbent particles. The beads preferably are manufactured by calcining together a non-sintered core and the adsorbent layer. The beads can be used at the outlet end of an adsorption column to improve performance.