Systems and methods are provided for capturing CO.sub.2 from a combustion source using molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs). At least a portion of the anode exhaust can be recycled for use as a fuel for the combustion source. Optionally, a second portion of the anode exhaust can be recycled for use as part of an anode input stream. This can allow for a reduction in the amount of fuel cell area required for separating CO.sub.2 from the combustion source exhaust and/or modifications in how the fuel cells can be operated.

A method and system for producing a synthesis gas in an oxygen transport membrane based reforming system is disclosed that carries out an air heated pre-reforming process, a primary reforming process, a secondary reforming process.

A method of producing hydrogen may include: providing a catalyst-carbon gel; and flowing a hydrocarbon through a catalyst, wherein catalyst is a metal or mixture of metals that is non-wetting to solid carbon at 1 bar absolute and 10 C. above a melting point of the metal or mixture of metals.

The present invention relates to an installation for the production of dihydrogen comprising: a reaction enclosure (1) intended to contain an oxidizable material, an alkaline solution feed system (2) fluidly connected to the reaction enclosure (1), a pure water (31) supply system (3) fluidly connected to the reaction enclosure (1), a dihydrogen collection system (4) downstream of the reaction enclosure (1), the collection system (4) being fluidly connected: to the reaction enclosure (1), to the supply system (3), and to a storage receptacle (5) configured to store the produced dihydrogen at a desired high pressure.

A method of generating a reaction product from a feedstock via a centrifuge reactor that includes introducing a flow of feedstock to a centrifuge reactor, the centrifuge reactor including: a central rotational axis X, and a centrifuge assembly having a reaction chamber with the centrifuge assembly configured to rotate about the central rotational axis X. The method further includes rotating the centrifuge assembly about the central rotational axis X at a tip speed to generate an acceleration gradient from the central rotational axis X and from a first reaction chamber end to a second reaction chamber end and generating reaction conditions in the reaction chamber, the reaction conditions and acceleration gradient causing a separation of products from a reaction of the feedstock within the reaction chamber.

Methods of preparing syngas are provided. An exemplary method can include hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) via a reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction. Catalysts that include Cu and/or Mn can be used, and the RWGS reaction can be conducted at a temperature greater than 600 C. The syngas produced from hydrogenation of CO.sub.2 can be used to generate light olefins via a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FT) reaction.

A process and an apparatus for generating a hydrogen- and/or carbon monoxide-comprising gas product, wherein a hydrocarbon feed formed from a hydrocarbons-containing starting material is supplied together with superheated steam to a steam reforming proceeding at elevated pressure to obtain a hydrogen- and carbon monoxide-containing crude synthesis gas from which the gas product is derived are disclosed. The boiler feed water is supplied at a pressure higher than its critical pressure with heat to obtain supercritical water of which subsequently at least a portion is employed as propelling medium in a steam jet ejector by means of which the hydrocarbon feed and/or a substance employed for the formation thereof are compressed.

In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for operating a molten carbonate fuel cell assembly at increased power density. This can be accomplished in part by performing an effective amount of an endothermic reaction within the fuel cell stack in an integrated manner. This can allow for increased power density while still maintaining a desired temperature differential within the fuel cell assembly.

A system and method for processing unconditioned syngas first removes solids and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC), then removes volatile organic compounds (VOC), and then removes at least one sulfur containing compound from the syngas. Additional processing may be performed depending on such factors as the source of syngas being processed, the products, byproducts and intermediate products desired to be formed, captured or recycled and environmental considerations.

Process for the production of a synthesis gas for use in the production of chemical compounds from a hydrocarbon feed stock containing higher hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: (a) in a pre-reforming stage pre-reforming the feed stock with steam to a pre-reformed gas containing methane, hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; and (b) cooling the pre-reformed gas to below its dewpoint and removing condensed water; and (c) reducing the amount of carbon dioxide the in the pre-reformed gas from step (b) to obtain a module of (H.sub.2CO.sub.2)/(CO+CO.sub.2) of between 1.0 and 3.8 in the pre-reformed gas.