Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock, comprising: a) supplying a gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and steam to a reaction zone comprising a steam reforming catalyst and catalytically reforming the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock to produce a reformed gas comprising hydrogen and carbon dioxide; b) supplying a molecular oxygen-comprising gas to the permeate side of a first hydrogen separation membrane; c) contacting a part of the hydrogen with a first hydrogen separation membrane, allowing the hydrogen to permeate through the first hydrogen separation membrane and combusting the hydrogen with the molecular oxygen at a permeate side of the first hydrogen separation membrane to produce all heat necessary for catalytic reforming the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock; d) contacting the remainder of the hydrogen with a second hydrogen separation membrane, which is separate from the first hydrogen separation membrane, and allowing the hydroge

Abstract: The invention provides a process for the separation of CO2 from a gaseous feed stream, comprising the subsequent steps of: a) cooling a porous body in the form of a fixed bed (101,102,103) to a temperature below the sublimation temperature of CO2 to obtain a cold body; b) contacting a gaseous feed stream (120) comprising CO2 and one or more other gaseous compounds with the surface of the cold body to obtain a body comprising solid CO2 and a CO2-depleted effluent gas (124); and c) removing the solid CO2 by exposing the porous body comprising solid CO2 to a fluid CO2 stream (130) having a temperature above the sublimation temperature of CO2 whereby fluid CO2 (136) and a warm porous body are obtained.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbonaceous feed-stock, comprising: a) supplying a gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and steam to a reaction zone comprising a steam reforming catalyst and catalytically reforming the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock to produce a reformed gas comprising hydrogen and carbon dioxide; b) supplying a molecular oxygen-comprising gas to the permeate side of a first hydrogen separation membrane; c) contacting a part of the hydrogen with a first hydrogen separation membrane, allowing the hydrogen to permeate through the first hydrogen separation membrane and combusting the hydrogen with the molecular oxygen at a permeate side of the first hydrogen separation membrane to produce all heat necessary for catalytic reforming the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock; d) contacting the remainder of the hydrogen with a second hydrogen separation membrane, which is separate from the first hydrogen separation membrane, and allowing the hydrog

Abstract: The invention provides a process for the separation of CO2 from a gaseous feed stream, comprising the subsequent steps of: a) cooling a porous body in the form of a fixed bed (101,102,103) to a temperature below the sublimation temperature of CO2 to obtain a cold body; b) contacting a gaseous feed stream (120) comprising CO2 and one or more other gaseous compounds with the surface of the cold body to obtain a body comprising solid CO2 and a CO2-depleted effluent gas (124); and c) removing the solid CO2 by exposing the porous body comprising solid CO2 to a fluid CO2 stream (130) having a temperature above the sublimation temperature of CO2 whereby fluid CO2 (136) and a warm porous body are obtained.

Abstract: A process for operating a compression ignition internal combustion engine in combination with a catalytic partial oxidation reformer and, optionally, an exhaust gas aftertreater, wherein: (a) a mixture of a first fuel and air, wherein the first fuel comprises Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel, is introduced in the combustion chamber of the engine; (b) exhaust gas is discharged from the engine and optionally partly recirculated to the combustion chamber of the engine; (c) a second fuel and oxygen and/or steam are supplied to the catalytic partial oxidation reformer to produce synthesis gas, wherein the second fuel comprises Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel; (d) at least part of the synthesis gas is supplied to: (i) the exhaust gas aftertreater; (ii) the combustion chamber of the engine; or to both.

Abstract: A process for operating a compression ignition internal combustion engine (1) in combination with a catalytic partial oxidation reformer (2) and, optionally, an exhaust gas aftertreater (3), wherein: (a) a mixture of a first fuel and air, wherein the first fuel comprises Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel, is introduced in the combustion chamber of the engine (1); (b) exhaust gas is discharged from the engine and optionally partly recirculated to the combustion chamber of the engine (1); (c) a second fuel and oxygen and/or steam are supplied to the catalytic partial oxidation reformer (2) to produce synthesis gas, wherein the second fuel comprises Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel; (d) at least part of the synthesis gas is supplied to: (i) the exhaust gas aftertreater (3); (ii) the combustion chamber of the engine (1); or to both.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the catalytic partial oxidation of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock, wherein a feed mixture having the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and a molecular-oxygen containing gas is contacted with a catalyst system having an upstream part and a downstream part, the downstream part being in the form of a porous catalyst bed, wherein the catalyst system is retained in a reactor, the reactor having an upstream part that contains the upstream part of the catalyst system and a downstream part that contains the downstream part of the catalyst system, wherein the upstream part of the catalyst system only partly fills the cross-sectional area of the fluid flow path of the upstream part of the reactor and the downstream part of the catalyst system completely fills the cross-sectional area of the fluid flow path of the downstream part of the reactor.

Abstract: A process for the catalytic partial oxidation of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock with an oxygen-containing gas, wherein a flow of a feed mixture comprising the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and the oxygen-containing gas is contacted with a catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from Group VIII of the Periodic Table supported on a catalyst carrier to form a conversion product comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen, wherein the catalyst is retained in a fixed arrangement in a reactor comprising a feed supply chamber which is in fluid communication with the upstream surface of the fixed arrangement, in which process a part of the conversion product formed flows back to the feed supply chamber. The invention further relates to an electrical-energy generating process, an electrical-energy generating system, and transport means provided with this electrical-energy generating system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst or a precursor therefor in the form of a fixed arrangement, wherein the fixed arrangement comprises at least two layers, the first layer comprising as a catalytically active metal or precursor therefor rhodium or a rhodium compound and the second layer comprising as a catalytically active metal or precursor therefor iridium, osmium or platinum or a compound thereof. The invention also relates to catalyst particles or catalyst precursor particles comprising a first, outer layer comprising as a catalytically active metal or precursor therefor rhodium or a rhodium compound and a second layer comprising as a catalytically active metal or precursor therefor iridium, osmium or platinum or a compound thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the catalyst or the catalyst particles, especially in a process for the catalytic partial oxidation of a hydrocarboneous feedstock.

Abstract: A process for the catalytic conversion of a gasoline composition into a gas mixture containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen is provided, comprising contacting a mixture of the gasoline composition and an oxygen-containing gas and/or steam with a catalyst for steam reforming, autothermal reforming or partial oxidation. The gasoline composition contains at most 40% by volume of alkylate and at most 3% by volume of olefins having 6 or more carbon atoms and has a RON of at least 85. The gas mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen can be further contacted with a water-gas shift conversion catalyst in the presence of steam to obtain a water-gas shift effluent, and optionally selectively oxidising the then remaining carbon monoxide by contacting the water-gas shift effluent with a catalyst for the selective oxidation of carbon monoxide, to produce a hydrogen-rich gas stream. The products can be fed to the anode of a fuel cell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the catalytic partial oxidation of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock, wherein a feed mixture comprising the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and a molecular-oxygen containing gas is contacted with a catalyst system having an upstream part (3) and a downstream part (2), the downstream part (2) being in the form of a porous catalyst bed, wherein the catalyst system is retained in a reactor, the reactor comprising an upstream part (5) that contains the upstream part (3) of the catalyst system and a downstream part (6) that contains the downstream part (2) of the catalyst system, wherein the upstream part (3) of the catalyst system only partly fills the cross-sectional area of the fluid flow path of the upstream part of the reactor and the downstream part (3) of the catalyst system completely fills the cross-sectional area of the fluid flow path of the downstream part of the reactor.

Abstract: A process for the selective oxidation of carbon monoxide in a hydrogen-rich gas stream, wherein a mixture comprising the hydrogen-rich gas stream and a molecular oxygen-containing gas is contacted with a monolithic structure of a material having a thermal conductivity of at least 30 W/m.K, which monolithic structure is provided with a catalyst for the selective oxidation of carbon monoxide, at a gas velocity such that the flow through the monolithic structure is laminar. The invention further relates to a reactor comprising such a monolithic structure, wherein particles of the catalyst are contained in the monolithic structure.

Abstract: A process for the catalytic partial oxidation of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock with an oxygen-containing gas, wherein a flow (5) of a feed mixture comprising the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and the oxygen-containing gas is contacted with a catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from Group VIII of the Periodic Table supported on a catalyst carrier to form a conversion product comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen, wherein the catalyst is retained in a fixed arrangement (2) in a reactor (1) comprising a feed supply chamber (4) which is in fluid communication with the upstream surface (3) of the fixed arrangement (2), in which process a part of the conversion product formed flows back to the feed supply chamber (4). The invention further relates to an electrical-energy generating process, an electrical-energy generating system, and transport means provided with this electrical-energy generating system.

Abstract: A process for carrying out a chemical equilibrium reaction is disclosed in which, in a first stage, one or more reactants are contacted with a fixed arrangement of a catalyst under conditions such that the reactants and the products of the reaction are gaseous, the unconverted reactants and products of the first stage being passed to a second stage, in which they are contacted with a fixed arrangement of a catalyst and the reaction allowed to proceed in the presence of an absorbent capable of absorbing a product of the reaction.