US 7,572,432 B2
Method and article for producing hydrogen gas
Sauri Gudlavalleti, Albany, N.Y. (US); Michael Bowman, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US); Chellappa Balan, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US); Shailesh Singh Bhaisora, Bangalore (India); Andrei Colibaba-Evulet, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US); and Narayan Ramesh, Evansville, Ind. (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/823,954.
Prior Publication US 2005/0226809 A1, Oct. 13, 2005
Int. Cl. C01B 3/22 (2006.01); C01B 3/24 (2006.01); C01B 3/26 (2006.01); B01J 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 423—650  [48/61; 252/373; 423/651; 423/652; 423/653; 423/654] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
partially combusting a feed stream in a cyclical compression chamber in mechanical communication with a reciprocating piston or a rotary piston to form combustion products; and
reforming the combustion products to produce a gaseous composition comprising hydrogen.