Mcshea William T

TL;DR: In this paper, an autothermal reformer for methanol synthesis is proposed. But the authors focus on a relatively simple and compact reactor within which a wide variety of hydrocarbonaceous feeds, from heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks to natural gas, may be utilized for producing methanoline synthesis gas.

TL;DR: In coal gasification processes for the production of synthetic natural gas by the reaction of coal with steam and oxygen under pressure to form a gasifier synthesis gas and a liquid hydrocarbon byproduct, the liquid hydrocarbons byproduct is treated for solids and metal removal and is then passed to a catalytic partial oxidation zone containing a monolithic platinum-palladium catalyst as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: Autothermal Reforming and Processes Utilizing the Same as mentioned in this paper is an example of an autothermal reformulation process that involves partial oxidation of a hydrocarbonaceous feed by introducing an oxidant gas (e.g., air), steam and hydrocarbon-containing feed into an apparatus, as illustrated in detail in Figure 3.

TL;DR: In this article, a process for the production of ammonia from a hydrocarbonaceous feed, comprising preheating an inlet stream comprising H2 O, air and oxygen to a preheat temperature sufficiently high to initiate catalytic oxidation of the feed, introducing the preheated stream into a first catalyst zone comprising a monolithic body having a plurality of gas flow passages extending therethrough and having a catalytically effective amount of palladium and platinum catalytic components dispersed therein.