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| 4G040 | Hydrogen, water, and hydrides | |
| C01B3/00 -6/34 | ||
| C01B3/00;3/00@A;3/00@B;3/00@Z | AA | AA00 USES OF MATERIALS FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE |
AA01 | AA02 | AA04 | AA06 | ||||||
| . Handling of materials for hydrogen storage per se (e.g., preservation or testing thereof) | . . Activation | . Formation of electrodes | . Refining of hydrogen | |||||||||
| AA11 | AA12 | AA13 | AA14 | AA16 | AA17 | AA18 | ||||||
| . Characteristic processes or apparatuses | . . Arrangements for supply or exhause of hydrogen | . . . Preprocessing of the hydrogen supplied | . . . Shapes, structure, or arrangement of hydrogen-supply members | . Heating or cooling means (e.g., power-source arrangements) | . . . Shapes, structure, or arrangement of heat-conducting members (e.g., fins) | . . . . Mixing in of heat-conductive bodies (e.g., metal pieces) | ||||||
| AA22 | AA23 | AA24 | AA25 | AA26 | AA27 | AA28 | AA29 | |||||
| . . Specification of temperature or pressure conditions | . . Use of more than one type of hydrogen-storing material | . . Shapes or structure of reaction vessels | . . Combinations of multiple reaction vessels | . . Use of hydrogen-storing materials in liquids | . . Hydrogen-storing materials that move or flow | . . Use of fillers that are elastic | . . Control or adjustment | |||||
| AA31 | AA32 | AA33 | AA34 | AA36 | ||||||||
| . Characteristic hydrogen-storing materials | . . Characteristic shapes or structure of materials | . . . Sheet-like or fibrous materials | . . . Materials composed of composite integrated materials | . . Materials with specific values for material properties | ||||||||
| AA42 | AA43 | AA44 | AA45 | AA46 | ||||||||
| . . Characteristic material compositions | . . . Materials composed of alloys | . . . . Materials containing iron-group elements | . . . . Materials containing rare-earth elements | . . . . Materials containing alkali or alkaline-earth elements | ||||||||
| AB | AB00 NON-USE OF HYDROGEN-STORING MATERIALS |
AB01 | AB02 | AB03 | ||||||||
| . Hydrogen storage, preservation, transport, or supply | . Ortho-to-para conversion of hydrogen | . Other details | ||||||||||
| C01B3/02;3/02@Z | BA | BA00 RAW MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | |||||||
| . Coking furnace gas | . Waste products including waste gases | . Other raw materials for manufacture of hydrogen | ||||||||||
| BB | BB00 GASES PRODUCED |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | ||||||||
| . Ammonia synthesis | . Methanol synthesis | . Other gases produced | ||||||||||
| C01B3/16 | CA | CA00 REACTIONS FROM CONTACT OF CARBON MONOXIDE WITH WATER VAPOR |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | CA06 | CA08 | CA09 | ||
| . Characteristic catalysts (e.g., shape or structure of catalysts) | . . Characteristic composition of catalysts | . . . Catalysts containing iron-group elements | . . . Catalysts containing platinum-group elements | . . . Catalysts containing rare-earth elements | . . . Catalysts containing alkali or alkaline-earth elements | . Characteristic processes or apparatuses | . . Shapes or structure of reaction devices | |||||
| C01B3/22;3/22@A;3/22@Z;3/24-3/30 | DA | DA00 RAW MATERIALS THAT ARE DECOMPOSED |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA05 | |||||
| . Alcohols | . Aldehydes, ketones, or carboxylic acids | . Hydrocarbons | . . Heavy hydrocarbons (e.g., heavy oils) | . Other raw materials that are decomposed | ||||||||
| DB | DB00 CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF PROCESSES OR APPARATUSES |
DB01 | DB02 | DB03 | DB04 | DB05 | ||||||
| . Recycling or activation of catalysts | . Use of catalyst layers (e.g., fluidized beds) | . Variants wITH heat-supply means for heat decomposition | . Decomposition by direct application of electricity, light, or radiation | . Other distinctive features of processes or apparatuses | ||||||||
| DC | DC00 DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF CATALYSTS FOR DECOMPOSITION |
DC01 | DC02 | DC03 | DC04 | DC05 | DC07 | |||||
| . Characteristic composition of catalysts | . . Catalysts containing iron-group elements | . . Catalysts containing platinum-group elements | . . Catalysts containing rare-earth elements | . . Catalysts containing alkali or alkaline-earth elements | . Characteristics other than composition (e.g., shape or structure) | |||||||
| C01B3/32;3/32@A;3/32@Z;3/34-3/48 | EA | EA00 RAW MATERIALS FOR REFORMING (I.E., ORGANIC SUBSTANCES AND GASIFYING AGENTS) |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | EA05 | EA06 | EA07 | EA08 | EA09 | |
| . Organic substances | . . Alcohols | . . Hydrocarbons | . . .Heavy hydrocarbons | . Gasifying agents (e.g., carbon monoxide [CO] or carbon dioxide [CO2]) | . . Water or water vapor | . . Oxygen or air | . Addition of other ingredients | . Characteristic production processes | ||||
| EB | EB00 CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES |
EB01 | EB03 | EB04 | ||||||||
| . Preprocessing of raw materials (e.g., desulfurization) | . Processing for preheating, mixing, gasifying, or feeding of raw materials | . . Feed members (e.g., nozzle shape or structure) | ||||||||||
| EB11 | EB12 | EB13 | EB14 | EB16 | EB18 | |||||||
| . Characteristic reaction regions | . . Design of the heating process | . . . Selection of heating media (e.g., liquid-heating media) | . . . Design of heating or heat-transmission members (e.g., use of heat-storing materials) | . . Specification of reaction conditions | . . Reforming performed in multiple stages | |||||||
| EB22 | EB23 | EB24 | EB25 | EB27 | ||||||||
| . . Handling of reformed catalysts (e.g., transferring or filling) | . . . Disposition of catalysts | . . . . Catalysts disposed in double tubes | . . . . Catalysts made into fluidized beds | . . . Recycling or activation of refining catalysts | ||||||||
| EB31 | EB32 | EB33 | EB34 | EB35 | ||||||||
| . Post-processing or handling of product gases | . . Shift transformation of reformed catalysts | . . Separation (e.g., refining) | . . . Removal of solid portions (e.g., soot) | . . Cooling | ||||||||
| EB41 | EB42 | EB43 | EB44 | EB45 | EB46 | EB47 | ||||||
| . Other distinctive features | . . Combination of two or more reaction devices | . . Process control or regulation | . . Recovery and reuse of waste heat | . . Recovery of unreacted ingredients | . . Details of reaction vessels | . . Processing when abnormalities occur (e.g., warnings) | ||||||
| EC | EC00 CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF REFORMED CATALYSTS |
EC01 | EC02 | EC03 | EC04 | EC05 | EC07 | EC08 | ||||
| . Characteristic composition of catalysts | . . Catalysts containing iron-group elements | . . Catalysts containing platinum-group elements | . . Catalysts containing rare-earth elements | . . Catalysts containing alkali or alkaline-earth elements | . Features other than composition | . . Shapes or structure (e.g., porosity) | ||||||
| C01B3/50-3/58 | FA | FA00 TYPES OF GAS PROCESSED |
FA01 | FA02 | FA03 | FA04 | FA06 | |||||
| . Specific gases | . . Gases that are specific to the production process | . . . Coking-furnace gases | . . Gases with specific chemical compositions | . Non-specific gases | ||||||||
| FB | FB00 SUBSTANCES TO BE REMOVED |
FB01 | FB02 | FB03 | FB04 | FB05 | FB06 | FB07 | FB08 | FB09 | ||
| . Specific substances | . . Moisture | . . Oxygen | . . Carbon monoxide (CO) or carbon dioxide (CO2) | . . Hydrocarbons | . . Nitrogen-containing compounds (i.e., including simple [N2]) | . . Sulfur-containing compounds (i.e., including simple sulfur [S]) | . . Substances containing heavy metals | . Non-specific substances | ||||
| FC | FC00 MEANS OF SEPARATION |
FC01 | FC02 | FC03 | FC04 | FC05 | FC06 | FC07 | FC08 | FC09 | ||
| . Diffusion (e.g., membrane separation) | . Separation by solid sorbents | . . Separation by pressure-swing techniques | . Washing or absorbtion by liquids | . . Selection of liquids | . Means that include transformation by chemical reactions | . . Use of catalysts | . Liquefied separation | . Other means of separation (e.g., solid electrolytes) | ||||
| FD | FD00 SELECTION OF SOLID SORBENTS |
FD01 | FD02 | FD03 | FD04 | FD05 | FD06 | FD07 | ||||
| . Molecular sieves (e.g., zeolite) | . Active carbon | . . Variants with carrier ingredients | . Hydrogen-storing alloys | . Macromolecular organic compounds | . Composite bodies | . Selection of other solid sorbents | ||||||
| FE | FE00 GASES PRODUCED USING SOLID SORBENTS |
FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE06 | ||||||
| . Pure hydrogen | . Gases that have hydrogen (H2) and nitrogen (N2) as the principal ingredients | . Gases that have hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO) or carbon dioxide (CO2) as the principal ingredients | . Fuel gases (e.g., synthetic natural gas (SNG)) | . Other gases |