A method and system of using a type of wave rotor to reform a hydrocarbon fluid using pressure waves within the wave rotor to reformulate a hydrocarbon fluid, such as methane or the like, into a lighter hydrocarbon, hydrogen, or, in some instances, hydrogen, partially decomposed hydrocarbon fluid and carbon solids.

A hydrogen generating method includes generating hydrogen by dehydrogenation-reacting a chemical hydride of a solid state with an acid aqueous solution. The dehydrogenation-reaction is performed by reacting 1 mol of hydrogen atoms of the chemical hydride with an acid and water at a molar ratio of 0.5 to 2.

The present invention concerns a sorption-enhanced water-gas shift (SEWGS) process for the formation of a CO.sub.2 product stream and an H.sub.2 product stream, comprising (a) a reaction step, wherein a feed gas comprising CO.sub.x, wherein x=1-2, and H.sub.2O is fed into a SEWGS reactor containing a catalyst and sorbent material capable of adsorbing CO.sub.2, thereby forming the H.sub.2 product stream and a sorbent material loaded with CO.sub.2; (b) a rinse step, wherein steam is fed to the SEWGS reactor, thereby establishing a pressure in the range of 5-50 bar; (c) a pre-blowdown step, wherein the pressure in the SEWGS reactor is reduced to establish a blowdown pressure in the range of 0.5-1.5 times the partial pressure of CO and CO.sub.2 in the feed gas of step (a); (d) a blowdown step, wherein the pressure in the SEWGS reactor is reduced to the regeneration pressure in the range of 1-5 bar, thereby releasing at least part of the CO.sub.2 from the loaded sorbent material, thereby forming the CO.sub.2 product stream; and (e) a purge step, wherein steam is fed to the SEWGS reactor, thereby releasing further CO.sub.2 molecules from the SEWGS reactor, wherein the off gas released from the reactor during step (c) is collected separately from the CO.sub.2 product stream released from the reactor during step (d). The separate collection of the off gas of pre-blowdown step (c) affords a highly efficient process with excellent CO.sub.2 purity and carbon capture ratio.

There are provided systems and methods for using fuel-rich partial oxidation to produce an end product from waste gases, such as flare gas. In an embodiment, the system and method use air-breathing piston engines and turbine engines for the fuel-rich partial oxidation of the flare gas to form synthesis gas, and reactors to convert the synthesis gas into the end product. In an embodiment the end product is methanol.

A method for producing a synthetic fuel from hydrogen and carbon dioxide comprises extracting hydrogen molecules from hydrogen compounds in a hydrogen feedstock to produce a hydrogen-containing fluid stream; extracting carbon dioxide molecules from a dilute gaseous mixture in a carbon dioxide feedstock to produce a carbon dioxide containing fluid stream; and processing the hydrogen and carbon dioxide containing fluid streams to produce a synthetic fuel. At least some thermal energy and/or material used for at least one of the steps of extracting hydrogen molecules, extracting carbon dioxide molecules, and processing the hydrogen and carbon dioxide containing fluid streams is obtained from thermal energy and/or material produced by another one of the steps of extracting hydrogen molecules, extracting carbon dioxide molecules, and processing the hydrogen and carbon dioxide containing fluid streams.

A process for the production of hydrogen comprises: a first steam reforming step of a feedstock containing hydrocarbons to obtain a first synthesis gas; a first synthesis gas shift and cooling step on the first synthesis gas; a separation step for separating the first synthesis gas into a high concentration hydrogen stream and a tail gas stream; a second low pressure steam reforming step performed on the tail gas to obtain a second synthesis gas; a second synthesis gas shift and cooling step on the second synthesis gas; a CO2 removal step performed on the stream of hydrogen and carbon dioxide exiting the second synthesis gas shift and cooling step in order to separate a CO2 stream from a fuel grade hydrogen stream; a step of feeding at least a part of the fuel grade hydrogen stream to the first steam reforming step.

A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-enriched product and recovering CO.sub.2 from an effluent stream from a hydrogen production process unit are described. The process utilizes a CO.sub.2 recovery system integrated with a PSA system that produces at least two product streams to recover additional hydrogen and CO.sub.2 from the tail gas stream of a hydrogen PSA unit in the hydrogen production process.

A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-enriched product and recovering CO.sub.2 from an effluent stream from a hydrogen production unit are described. The effluent from the hydrogen production unit, which comprises a mixture of gases comprising hydrogen, carbon dioxide, water, and at least one of methane, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and argon, is sent to a PSA system that produces at least two product streams for separation. The PSA system that produces at least two product streams separates the gas mixture into a high-pressure hydrogen stream enriched in hydrogen, optionally a second gas stream containing the majority of the impurities, and a low-pressure tail gas stream enriched in CO.sub.2 and some impurities. The CO.sub.2-rich tail gas stream is compressed and sent to a CO.sub.2 recovery unit, where a CO.sub.2-enriched stream is recovered. The CO.sub.2-depleted overhead gas stream is recycled to the PSA system that produces at least two product streams.

A dehydrogenation method is provided that includes subjecting a first hydrogen storage body including compound including two or more N-heterocycloalkyl groups, and second hydrogen storage body including a compound including a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group and an N-heterocycloalkyl group, to a dehydrogenation reaction in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrogen.

There are provided systems and methods for using fuel-rich partial oxidation to produce an end product from waste gases, such as flare gas. In an embodiment, the system and method use air-breathing piston engines and turbine engines for the fuel-rich partial oxidation of the flare gas to form synthesis gas, and reactors to convert the synthesis gas into the end product. In an embodiment the end product is methanol.