US Patent Issued to Air Products and Chemicals on Nov. 3 for "Process and system for water-gas shift conversion of synthesis gas with high CO concentration" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,653, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (Allentown, Pa.).

"Process and system for water-gas shift conversion of synthesis gas with high CO concentration" was invented by Joshua E. Middaugh (Gilbertsville, Pa.), Shihong Yan (Sugarland, Texas), Sonia Farrokhpanah (Surbiton, Great Britain) and Thomas Frommweiler (Tring, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for enriching a synthesis gas in hydrogen is presented. The method includes adding H2O to the synthesis gas to form a synthesis gas stream that includes hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and steam. The synthesis gas stream has a steam to dry gas...