The present invention relates to a device and a process for producing dihydrogen from CO and H.sub.2O, by the water-gas shift reaction, characterized in that a gaseous mixture comprising CO and H.sub.2O circulates in a reaction tube (1) with a diameter of between 5 mm and 500 mm and a length of between 50 mm and 10 m, disposed in a gasification reactor, and is subjected to at least one form of radiation, selected from electromagnetic radiation ranging from gamma rays to radio waves of more than 500 kHz, visible, infrared and ultraviolet or gamma radioactive waves, microwaves, and nuclear radiation such as alpha, beta and thermal radiation.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a nickel-based catalyst promoted with aluminium compounds with increased resistance to thermal deactivation and to the nickel-based catalyst thus obtained. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of said catalyst in a steam reforming process starting from hydrocarbons for producing hydrogen or synthesis gas.

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.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to methods for converting a plastic, e.g., a waste plastic into value-added products, the method including the steps of (a) contacting the waste plastics with a catalyst to form a reaction mixture and (b) applying microwave irradiation to the reaction mixture, thereby forming the disclosed value-added products such as hydrogen and a carbon product, e.g., a carbon nanomaterial such as a carbon nanotube and/or a carbon nanofiber. A method for producing essentially Cox-free hydrogen gas is also disclosed.

Disclosed is an installation having a pressurised tank acting as a reactor, into which water, ferrosilicon, sodium hydroxide and pressurised air are introduced, the latter by a compressor and a pipe assisted by a solenoid valve and/or shut-off valve, provided with a non-return valve and a flow/pressure regulator. The reactor includes an upper outlet which is connected to a pipe in which a second non-return valve is installed, and which feeds a pressurised wash tank. The upper part includes a pipe with a third non-return valve which feeds a pressurised hydrogen storage tank that is provided with an outlet pipe, assisted by a solenoid valve and/or shut-off valve, a non-return valve and a flow/pressure regulator.

The present invention relates, in general, to systems and methods for generating hydrogen from ammonia on-board vehicles, where the produced hydrogen is used as fuel source for an internal combustion engine. The present invention utilizes an electric catalyst unit operating in series with a heat exchange catalyst unit. The electric catalyst unit is used to initiate an ammonia cracking process on-board during a cold start or low load operating condition of the internal combustion engine, where the ammonia cracking process occurs in the heat exchange catalyst unit once exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine has been heated to a threshold temperature suitable to perform the ammonia cracking process.

Process and method to generate hydrogen with high CO.sub.2 capture rate. The invention entails production of hydrogen in an efficient and innovative way without any continuous carbon emissions within the hydrogen production unit by use of only one CO.sub.2 removal unit. The proposed novel solution allows achieving a direct CO.sub.2 capture rate of >99% by the autothermal reforming based hydrogen generation process with one CO.sub.2 removal unit with an efficient thermal integration and without any fired heater.

The present invention relates, in general, to systems and methods for generating hydrogen from ammonia on-board vehicles, where the produced hydrogen is used as fuel source for an internal combustion engine along with ammonia. The present invention utilizes ammonia not only as a co-fuel for the engine, but also as a heat-exchange medium used by a cooling system for the internal combustion engine, such that the heat is transferred from hot engine coolant to the ammonia, thereby cooling the engine coolant, and also pre-heating the ammonia.

Objects of the present invention are to provide a novel dehydrogenation reaction catalyst, to provide a method that can produce a ketone, an aldehyde, and a carboxylic acid with high efficiency from an alcohol, and to provide a method for efficiently producing hydrogen from an alcohol, formic acid, or a formate, and they are accomplished by a catalyst containing an organometallic compound of Formula (1). ##STR00001##

The invention relates to a process for the production of liquid hydrocarbons by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in which the reforming section of the plant comprises a process line comprising autothermal reforming (ATR) (5) or catalytic partial oxidation (CPO), and a separate process line comprising steam methane reforming (SMR) (8).