WO1996033794B1 - Methods and systems for heat transfer by unmixed combustion - Google Patents

Methods and systems for heat transfer by unmixed combustion

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WO1996033794B1
WO1996033794B1 PCT/US1996/003694 US9603694W WO9633794B1 WO 1996033794 B1 WO1996033794 B1 WO 1996033794B1 US 9603694 W US9603694 W US 9603694W WO 9633794 B1 WO9633794 B1 WO 9633794B1
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Abstract

Improved methods and systems are provided for transferring heat in a combustion system. The methods and systems provide for alternately exposing a reducing (60) and a gas containing molecular oxygen (88) to an unmixed combustion catalyst (80). The unmixed combustion catalyst is readily reducible when in its oxidized state and is readily oxidizable when in its reduced state. The alternating reduction and oxidation reactions enable the unmixed combustion catalyst to efficiently release heat to a heat receiver (82) in efficient thermal contact with the unmixed combustion catalyst. In most embodiments of the present invention, the unmixed combustion catalyst is in a reactor bed of a combustion system.

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AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 7 November 1996 (07.11.96); original claims 1 and 35-38 amended; new claims 44-46 added; remaining claims unchanged (7 pages)]
1. A method of transferring heat within a combustion system for liberating heat by oxidizing a reducing gas, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a mixture including an unmixed combustion catalyst in efficient thermal contact with a heat receiver in the combustion system, the unmixed combustion catalyst being readily oxidized when in a reduced state and readily reduced when in an oxidized state; and
(b) contacting the unmixed combustion catalyst, to release heat and transfer the heat to the heat receiver, alternately with: i) a reducing gas to reduce the unmixed combustion catalyst and thereby oxidize the reducing gas; and ii) an oxidizing gas containing molecular oxygen to oxidize the unmixed combustion catalyst and thereby remove molecular oxygen from the oxidizing gas.
2. The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the oxygen containing gas is selected from the group consisting of air, air mixed with combustion products, and air from which a portion of oxygen has been removed.
3. The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is selected from the group consisting of silver/silver oxide, copper/copper oxide, iron/iron oxide, cobalt/cobalt oxide, tungsten/tungsten oxide, manganese/manganese oxide, molybdenum/molybdenum oxide, strontium sulfide strontium sulfate, barium sulfide/barium sulfate, and mixtures thereof.
4. The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is silver/silver oxide and has a temperature in a range from about 200°C to about 700°C.
5. The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is copper/copper oxide and has a temperature in a range from about 200°C to about 1000°C.
6. The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the urimixed combustion catalyst has a temperature in a range from about 500°C to about 1200°C and is selected
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29 from the group consisting of iron/iron oxide, cobalt/cobalt oxide, nickel/nickel oxide, and mixtures thereof.
7. The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst has a temperature in a range from about 800°C to about 1300°C and is selected from the group consisting of tungsten/tungsten oxide, manganese/manganese oxide, molybdenum/molybdenum oxide, and mixtures thereof.
8. The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst has a temperature in a range from about 600°C to about 1200°C and is selected from the group consisting of strontium sulfide/strontium sulfate, barium sulfide/barium sulfate, and mixtures thereof.
9. The method as defined in Claim 3, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is supported on a porous ceramic.
10. The method as defined in Claim 3, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is supported on a porous ceramic selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, magnesia and mixtures thereof.
11. The method as defined in Claim 3, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is supported on alumina.
12 The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the combustion system is a packed bed sorbent system for oxidizing an organic compound.
13 The method as defined in Claim 12, wherein the heat receiver is a sorbent in a sorbent bed.
14 The method as defined in Claim 13, wherein the sorbent is at least partially saturated with an organic compound
15 The method as defined in Claim ι3, wherein the sorbent is charcoal
16 The method as defined in Claim 12, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is heated by a heater means for heating the unmixed combustion catalyst when in an oxidized state, whereby a reaction is initiated between the organic compound and the unmixed combustion catalyst.
17. The method as defined in Claim 12, wherein the packed bed sorbent system comprises: a container surrounding a bed and having a gas inlet, a low flow resistance outlet and a high flow resistance outlet; the bed containing a sorbent and the unmixed combustion catalyst, the gas inlet being in communication with the bed, the low flow resistance outlet being in communication with the bed, being configured to allow large volumes of gas to pass through the low flow resistance outlet with a relatively low pressure drop, and having a valve to close the low flow resistance outlet and prevent the flow of gas through the low flow resistance outlet, and the high flow resistance outlet being in communication with the bed and having heater means for heating the unmixed combustion catalyst when in an oxidized state.
18. The method as defined in Claim 3, wherein the combustion system is a radiant heater system capable of providing radiant heat in a highly uniform and controlled manner, the radiant heater system comprising: a ceramic tube having an interior, the interior having a uniform coating of the unmixed combustion catalyst, a gas flow line in communication with one end of the interior of the ceramic tube, a three way valve in communication with the gas flow line, a second gas flow line in communication with another end of the interior of the ceramic tube, and a second three way valve in communication with the second gas flow line.
19. The method as defined in Claim 18, the radiant heater system further comprising a bed in communication with th' gas flow line and containing additional unmixed combustion catalyst.
20. The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the combustion system is a 31 catalytic reactor system for purifying engine exhaust and wherein the heat receiver is an engine exhaust purification catalyst
21 The method as defined in Claim 20, wherein the engine exhaust purification catalyst is a three way catalyst
22 The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the combustion system is a catalytic reactor system for purifying engine exhaust, the unmixed combustion catalyst being located in the interior of a porous ceramic particle and having an exterior washcoat comprising high surface area alumina and a noble metal catalyst selected from the group consisting of iridium, platinum, palladium, rhodium, rhenium and mixtures thereof
23 The method as defined in Claim 22, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst comprises at least about 4 weight percent of the interior and is selected from the group consisting of copper/copper oxide, iron/iron oxide, nickel/nickel oxide, cobalt and cobalt oxide, and mixtures thereof
24 The method as defined in Claim 1, wherein the heat is transferred to provide heat for an endothermic reaction
25 The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the endothermic reaction is the decomposition of ammonia to hydrogen and nitrogen
26 The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the endothermic reaction is the reforming of petroleum hydrocarbons
27 The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the endothermic reaction is the decomposition of methanol
28 The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the endothermic reaction is the steam reforming of a hydrocarbon to produce hydrogen
29 The method as defined in Claim 6, wherein the endothermic reaction is the steam reforming of a hydrocarbon pull to produce hydrogen
30 The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the heat receiver is a C02 32 acceptor selected from the group consisting of calcined limestone, calcined dolomite, and thermally decomposed salts of calcium oxide supported on a porous ceramic, and wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is supported on a porous ceramic and is selected from the group consisting of copper/copper oxide, iron iron oxide, nickel/nickel oxide, cobalt and cobalt oxide, and mixtures thereof.
31. The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst and the heat receiver are at a temperature in a range from about 600°C to about 800°C and are under a pressure greater than about 60 psig.
32. The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is in contact with a noble metal catalyst.
33. The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is nickel/nickel oxide.
34. The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the reducing gas is natural gas.
35. The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the reducing gas is produced by vaporizing a liquid hydrocarbon.
36. The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the reducing gas is produced by vaporizing a liquid selected from the group consisting of diesel fuel and jet fuel.
37. The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the reducing gas is produced by vaporizing an em
38. The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst and the heat receiver are in a reactor having a main section and a smaller section, the temperature in the main section being in a range from about 600°C to about 800°C and the temperature in the smaller section being less than 600°C, wherein a gas exiting the smaller section is substantially purified.
39. The method as defined in Claim 24, wherein the gas containing molecular 33 oxygen is oxygen depleted compressed air from a fuel cell, and wherein the heat receiver is CaC03, the heat released by oxidizing the unmixed combustion catalyst with the oxygen depleted compressed air is also retained by the oxygen depleted compressed air, the method further comprising the steps of: heating the oxygen depleted compressed air by oxidizing any residual gases containing molecular hydrogen with an additional unmixed combustion catalyst, passing the oxygen depleted compressed air through a turboexpander to generate power, and driving a turbocompressor with the power from the turboexpander to produce compressed air.
40. The method as defined in Claim 6, wherein the combustion system is an oil shale retort system and the heat receiver is shale rock.
41. A combustion system for transferring heat, the system comprising: a. an unmixed combustion catalyst, the unmixed combustion catalyst being readily oxidized when in a reduced state and easily reduced
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when in an oxidized state; b. a heat receiver placed in efficient thermal contact with the unmixed combustion catalyst; and c. a configuration for alternately contacting the unmixed combustion catalyst, to release heat and transfer the heat to a heat receiver, i) with a reducing gas to reduce the unmixed combustion catalyst and ii) with a gas containing molecular oxygen to oxidize the unmixed combustion catalyst.
42 The combustion system as defined in Claim 41, wherein the oxygen containing gas is selected from the group consisting of air, air mixed with combustion products, and air from which a portion of oxygen has been removed.
43 The combustion system as defined in Claim 41, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is selected from the group consisting of silver/silver oxide, copper/copper oxide, iron/iron oxide, cobalt/cobalt oxide, tungsten/tungsten oxide, manganese/manganese oxide, molybdenum/molybdenum oxide, strontium sulfide/strontium sulfate, barium sulfide/barium sulfate, and mixtures thereof 34
44. A method of transferring heat within a combustion system for liberating heat by oxidizing a reducing gas, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) mixing an unmixed combustion catalyst with a heat receiver so that the catalyst is in efficient and uninterrupted thermal contact with the heat receiver in the combustion system, the unmixed combustion catalyst being readily oxidized when in a reduced state and readily reduced when in an oxidized state, the efficient and uninterrupted thermal contact being achieved by making solid particles, some of which include the unmixed combustion catalyst and the remainder of which include the heat receiver, and mixing both types of solid particles; and
(b) contacting the unmixed combustion catalyst, to release and transfer heat to the heat receiver, alternately with:
(i) a reducing gas to reduce the unmixed combustion catalyst and thereby oxidize the reducing gas; and (ϋ) an oxidizing gas containing molecular oxygen to oxidize the unmixed combustion catalyst and thereby remove molecular oxygen from the oxidizing gas.
45. The method as defined in Claim 44, wherein the oxidizing gas is selected from the group consisting of air, air mixed with combustion products, and air from which a portion of oxygen has been removed.
46. The method as defined in Claim 44, wherein the unmixed combustion catalyst is selected from the group consisting of silver/silver oxide, copper/copper oxide, iron/iron oxide, cobalt/cobalt oxide, tungsten/tungsten oxide, manganese/manganese oxide, molybdenum/molybdenum oxide, strontium sulfide/strontium sulfate, barium sulfide/barium sulfate, and mixtures thereof. 35
STATEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 19
Please amend the claims in the above-identified application by cancelling sheets 22-28 of this application which contain the claims and abstract. Please substitute therefore, sheets 22-29 attached hereto, which contain the new claims to be entered in this application The abstract is identical to the abstract as originally filed and is found on substitute page 29.
The amendments submitted herein are intended to correct obvious typographical errors and place this application into conformity with the amendments entered in the corresponding U.S. application No new matter has been introduced by these amendments. Applicants believe that the amended claims submitted herewith more accurately and distinctly point out the inventive concepts Applicants wish to claim.
Claims 1, 35, 36, 37 and 38 currently presented are amended by this document, and Claims 44 - 46 are currently added thereto.
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