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Internal combustion engine as a chemical reactor to produce synthesis gas from hydrocarbon feeds

Carpenter III, J. R., Barbee, D. D., & Agarwal, A. (2023). Internal combustion engine as a chemical reactor to produce synthesis gas from hydrocarbon feeds. (U.S. Patent No. 11,649,777). U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Washington, DC. http://chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/11649777

Abstract

An internal combustion engine is operated at fuel-rich conditions by adjusting one or more operating parameters such as, for example, a throttle, an ignition timing, a load coupled to the engine, a fuel pressure, power to a supercharger, and power to a preheater to maintain a specified engine speed and a temperature of an exhaust gas. Operating the engine under these conditions allows the engine to function as a reformer producing a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide.

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