A reforming system is provided for dedicated steam reforming of a stream rich in paraffins and/or olefins of a jet fuel synthesis plant incorporating the reforming system. The invention provides an overall more efficient feed-to-jet fuel system and process.

A reactor, system, and method of converting methane non-oxidatively. A thermal catalytic reactor has a non-oxidative methane coupling (NMC) catalyst disposed on a first surface of a substrate. The NMC catalyst endothermically converts methane in a reaction zone on the catalyst side of the reactor to a product mixture. The reaction zone is heated by thermal conduction. The spatial temperature profile has a sharp increase and decrease that leads to selective control of the surface methane activation and gas phase reaction propagation. The reactor also has an inlet for introducing methane gas for contacting the NMC catalyst and an outlet for removing the product mixture. The heat source may generate the process heat chemically or electrically. Temperature profiles are controlled by zoning the combustion catalyst location or conductive heating element in the reactor.

A process for steam reforming a hydrocarbon feedstock containing one or more nitrogen compounds, including passing a mixture of the hydrocarbon feedstock and steam through a catalyst bed of one or more nickel steam reforming catalysts disposed within a plurality of externally heated tubes in a tubular steam reformer, each tube having an inlet to which the mixture of hydrocarbon and steam is fed, an outlet from which a reformed gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, steam, ammonia and methane is recovered. The steam reforming catalyst at least at the outlet of the tubes comprises nickel dispersed over a porous metal oxide surface present as a coating on a non-porous metal or ceramic structure The nickel content of the metal oxide coating is in the range of 5 to 50% by weight and the thickness of the coating is in the range of 5 to 150 micrometres.

A steam reformer is provided which comprises at least one externally-heated tube. Each tube comprises a first catalyst bed comprising a first catalyst in particulate form and a second catalyst supported on a structure, wherein said first catalyst bed is located between the inlet of the tube and the second catalyst supported on said structure. A process for steam reforming of a feed gas mixture using said steam reformer is also provided.

A steam reformer is provided which comprises at least one externally-heated tube. Each tube comprises a first catalyst bed comprising a first catalyst in particulate form and a second catalyst supported on a structure, wherein said first catalyst bed is located between the inlet of the tube and the second catalyst supported on said structure. A process for steam reforming of a feed gas mixture using said steam reformer is also provided.

An electrically heated reactor is a tube surrounded by electrical heating means having radiative sheeting placed coaxially with regard to the reactor tube. The surface area of the sheeting facing the outer surface area of the reactor tube defines an inner surface area covering at least 60% of the reactor tube outer surface area. The distance between the reactor tube and the heating means is selected such that the ratio between the inner surface area of the electrical heating means to the reactor tube outer surface area is in the range of 0.7 to 3.0. The reactor is useful in many industrial scale high temperature gas conversion and heating technologies.

Provided is a reactor that is capable of suppressing deformation and damage of catalyst grains due to contraction of a reaction tube after thermal expansion thereof. A reactor includes: a reaction tube A aligned in an up-down direction and having, in a bottom section thereof, a catalyst supporter receiving packed catalyst grains and allowing a processed gas to flow therethrough; and a burning unit configured to heat an outer face of the reaction tube A. The reaction tube A has a cylindrical catalyst support face U that is in contact with the catalyst grains in the reaction tube A and that have, in the up-down direction, a plurality of engaging recesses each capable of receiving a portion of the catalyst grain in contact with the catalyst support face in such a manner that the portion of the catalyst grain is fitted into the engaging recess.

A process and reactor system are provided for production of a CO-containing stream. The process includes the steps of supplying a carbon-containing first feed and an optional co-feed to the electrically-heated reactor and allowing them to undergo a CO-forming reaction, while heating the electrically-heated reactor by means of electrical power; and outletting a CO-containing stream from electrically-heated reactor, wherein the content of sulfur-containing species in the total gas mixture supplied to the electrically-heated reactormeasured in terms of H.sub.2Sis in the range of 1-50 ppm.

A process and reactor system are provided for production of a CO-containing stream. The process includes the steps of supplying a carbon-containing first feed and an optional co-feed to the electrically-heated reactor and allowing them to undergo a CO-forming reaction, while heating the electrically-heated reactor by means of electrical power; and outletting a CO-containing stream from electrically-heated reactor, wherein the content of sulfur-containing species in the total gas mixture supplied to the electrically-heated reactormeasured in terms of H.sub.2Sis in the range of 1-50 ppm.