There is described a reforming unit for hydrogen production and a power generation device incorporating at least the reforming unit for generating electricity. The reforming unit generally has a catalytic burner defining a burner cavity; a reaction assembly within the burner cavity and in thermal communication therewith, the reaction assembly including; a reactor conduit extending annularly around an axis and axially between an input port and an output port, the input port being fluidly coupled to a wet fuel source supplying wet fuel, the reactor conduit having distributed therein a plurality of catalyst elements; and a syngas conduit extending along the axis, within the reactor conduit and in thermal communication therewith, the syngas conduit having an input port fluidly coupled to the output port of the reactor conduit, and an output port; the catalytic burner having a plurality of heating devices surrounding the burner cavity.

An isothermal carbon monoxide (CO) shift reactor having high CO conversion and the process technology comprises the outside pressure vessel; the catalyst unit; upper and lower tube sheets welded with water tubes and bottom tee joints; the said outside pressure vessel has seal heads at the upper and lower ends; the said vessel has a water chamber and a steam chamber at the upper section. The catalyst unit comprises the upper catalyst bed with water tubes. There is a central pipe that is located in the said vessel, of which the upper end is located in the upper catalyst bed while the lower end is located in the lower catalyst bed; the said bottom tee joint has an inlet for feed gas, outlet for reacted shift gas and inlet for steam-water mixture; the said central pipe is installed with spray nozzle for steam-water mixture; the said reactor is applicable for process technologies for feed and effluent gas having different CO contents. Low temperature, high CO feed content, high shift conversion and low system pressure drop are direct results of this disclosure.

An isothermal carbon monoxide (CO) shift reactor having high CO conversion and the process technology comprises the outside pressure vessel; the catalyst unit; upper and lower tube sheets welded with water tubes and bottom tee joints; the said outside pressure vessel has seal heads at the upper and lower ends; the said vessel has a water chamber and a steam chamber at the upper section. The catalyst unit comprises the upper catalyst bed with water tubes. There is a central pipe that is located in the said vessel, of which the upper end is located in the upper catalyst bed while the lower end is located in the lower catalyst bed; the said bottom tee joint has an inlet for feed gas, outlet for reacted shift gas and inlet for steam-water mixture; the said central pipe is installed with spray nozzle for steam-water mixture; the said reactor is applicable for process technologies for feed and effluent gas having different CO contents. Low temperature, high CO feed content, high shift conversion and low system pressure drop are direct results of this disclosure.

A process for performing the water gas shift reaction wherein raw synthesis gas is reacted in the presence of steam and at least one water gas shift catalyst to convert carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and to form hydrogen. The raw synthesis gas is initially passed through at least one unit for high-temperature CO conversion and subsequently, downstream thereof, passed through at least one unit for low-temperature CO conversion. After passing through the at least one unit for high-temperature CO conversion the synthesis gas stream is divided into at least two substreams. The first substream is passed through a first unit for low-temperature CO conversion and the second substream is passed through a second unit for low-temperature CO conversion, wherein both units for low-temperature CO conversion are arranged in parallel relative to one another.

A process for performing the water gas shift reaction wherein raw synthesis gas is reacted in the presence of steam and at least one water gas shift catalyst to convert carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and to form hydrogen. The raw synthesis gas is initially passed through at least one unit for high-temperature CO conversion and subsequently, downstream thereof, passed through at least one unit for low-temperature CO conversion. After passing through the at least one unit for high-temperature CO conversion the synthesis gas stream is divided into at least two substreams. The first substream is passed through a first unit for low-temperature CO conversion and the second substream is passed through a second unit for low-temperature CO conversion, wherein both units for low-temperature CO conversion are arranged in parallel relative to one another.

A hydrogen production apparatus includes a first separation device that separates hydrogen from a first steel by-product gas and discharges a first mixed gas containing carbon monoxide and methane, a reforming device that generates the hydrogen and the carbon monoxide from the first mixed gas by using a reforming reaction, a heat supply device that generates heat energy using a second steel by-product gas as a combustion material and provides the heat energy to the reforming device, and a second separation device that individually separates the hydrogen and the carbon monoxide generated by the reforming device.

A hydrogen production apparatus includes a first separation device that separates hydrogen from a first steel by-product gas and discharges a first mixed gas containing carbon monoxide and methane, a reforming device that generates the hydrogen and the carbon monoxide from the first mixed gas by using a reforming reaction, a heat supply device that generates heat energy using a second steel by-product gas as a combustion material and provides the heat energy to the reforming device, and a second separation device that individually separates the hydrogen and the carbon monoxide generated by the reforming device.

The process includes activating a char in an oven by heating the char with steam to generate activated carbon and syngas. The process also includes monitoring parameters of the syngas produced and controlling the oven in response to the parameter. The process converts a feedstock, typically organic waste, into useable products.

The process includes activating a char in an oven by heating the char with steam to generate activated carbon and syngas. The process also includes monitoring parameters of the syngas produced and controlling the oven in response to the parameter. The process converts a feedstock, typically organic waste, into useable products.

The present invention discloses various applications of split hydrocarbon processing (SHCP) across an array of technologies for hydrogen (H.sub.2), power and industrial production purposes. These applications generate nearly pure carbon dioxide CO.sub.2 with no need for separation, making it ready for compression and storage or utilization.