Terry A Marshall

US Patent:

7901662, Mar 8, 2011

Filed:

Nov 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/264126

Inventors:

Terry Allen Marshall - Corpus Christi TX, US
Mark Irl Chambers - Corpus Christi TX, US
Robert El Wade - Manvel TX, US

Assignee:

Celanese International Corporation - Dallas TX

International Classification:

C01B 3/24

US Classification:

423650, 423651, 423652, 423653, 423654

Abstract:

Provided herein is a process for generating steam comprising supplying a first stream to a steam reformer to produce a second stream comprising essentially 100% steam such that the molecular composition of the first stream is identical to the molecular composition of second stream, wherein the steam reformer comprises a reformer inlet in fluid communication with a reformer outlet, and at least one tube arranged between, and in fluid communication with the reformer inlet and the reformer outlet; and wherein the at least one tube is in thermal communication with a furnace of the steam reformer. A steam reformer for producing steam is also disclosed.