Conversion of hydrocarbons to carbon dioxide and electrical power

US9102534B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9102534-B2
Application numberUS-201013518283-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 30, 2010
Priority dateDec 22, 2009
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A process for reducing CO 2 emissions from combined cycle power generation processes utilizing a gaseous hydrocarbon feed, which includes splitting the hydrocarbon feed into two portions; a first portion ≦45% by volume of the feed and a second portion ≧55% by volume of the feed, feeding the first portion to an autothermal reforming process to generate a hydrogen-containing gas and a carbon dioxide stream, combining the hydrogen-containing stream with the second portion, combusting the resulting hydrogen-containing fuel stream with oxygen containing gas in a gas turbine to generate electrical power and passing the exhaust gas mixture from the gas turbine to a heat recovery steam generation system that feeds one or more steam turbines to generate additional electrical power. The captured carbon dioxide stream may be fed to storage or enhanced oil recovery processes. The process may be retrofitted into existing combined cycle processes.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A process for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from a combined cycle power generation process utilizing a gaseous hydrocarbon feed, comprising the steps of: (i) dividing the gaseous hydrocarbon feed into two portions; a first smaller portion comprising ≦45% by volume of the gaseous hydrocarbon feed and a second larger portion comprising ≧55% by volume of the gaseous hydrocarbon feed, (ii) subjecting a mixture comprising the first smaller portion a…

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What does patent US9102534B2 cover?
A process for reducing CO 2 emissions from combined cycle power generation processes utilizing a gaseous hydrocarbon feed, which includes splitting the hydrocarbon feed into two portions; a first portion ≦45% by volume of the feed and a second portion ≧55% by volume of the feed, feeding the first portion to an autothermal reforming process to generate a hydrogen-containing gas and a carbon dio…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mckenna Mark, Johnson Matthey Plc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C01B3/382. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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