Patents by Inventor Peter de Geest

Peter de Geest has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for producing a hydrogen-containing product gas
    Patent number: 8303929
    Abstract: A process for producing a hydrogen-containing product gas by catalytic steam-hydrocarbon reforming with an overall steam-to-carbon molar ratio between 1.5 and 2.4 for the process. The process stream is reacted in at least two prereformers prior to reaction in catalyst-containing tubes in a top-fired reformer furnace. The process stream is reacted adiabatically in the first prereformer, while the process stream is heated prior to being introduced into the second prereformer and/or the second prereformer is heated. The process avoids carbon formation on the catalyst in the catalyst-containing tubes in the primary reformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignees: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Technip USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiang-Dong Peng, Diwakar Garg, William Robert Licht, Shankar Nataraj, Peter de Geest, Eric S. Wagner
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A HYDROGEN-CONTAINING PRODUCT GAS
    Publication number: 20100264373
    Abstract: A process for producing a hydrogen-containing product gas by catalytic steam-hydrocarbon reforming with an overall steam-to-carbon molar ratio between 1.5 and 2.4 for the process. The process stream is reacted in at least two prereformers prior to reaction in catalyst-containing tubes in a top-fired reformer furnace. The process stream is reacted adiabatically in the first prereformer, while the process stream is heated prior to being introduced into the second prereformer and/or the second prereformer is heated. The process avoids carbon formation on the catalyst in the catalyst-containing tubes in the primary reformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicants: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., TECHNIP USA, INC.
    Inventors: William Robert LICHT, Shankar NATARAJ, Xiang-Dong PENG, Diwakar GARG, Peter de GEEST, Eric S. WAGNER