Abstract Systems and methods for producing syngas are provided. A first hydrocarbon can
be partially oxidized in the presence of an oxidant and one or more first catalysts at …

This application is a continuation-in-part of US Ser. No. 1 1/526,152 filed on Sep. 22, 2006
now abandoned, which is a divisional of Ser. No. 10/708,606 filed on Mar. 15, 2004, and …

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This invention is directed to a process to thermally convert a heavy residual oil of low value
to a solid fuel and a vapor stream which may be further combusted as a fuel for produc tion …

(57) ABSTRACT A solid material is presented for the partial oxidation of natural gas. The
solid material includes a solid oxygen car rying agent and a hydrocarbon activation agent …

This need is met by the present invention which provides methods and apparatus for
producing hydrogen. The methods and apparatus utilize reforming catalysts in order to …

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0002 BACKGROUND 0003) 1... cl Field of the Invention 0004. The present invention relates
to a filtering structure coated with a catalyst for reforming synthesis gas and a fil tering …

The invention is a new process for generating a syngas from natural gas. The process
comprises contacting a natural gas stream with an oxidized solid material in a reac tion …

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