US 11,747,311 B2
Hydrocarbon byproduct monitoring of fibrous substrates
Peter M. Michalakos, Arlington Heights, IL (US); Amanda Childers, Arlington Heights, IL (US); Stephen Yates, South Barrington, IL (US); and Sean Skomurski, Highland Park, IL (US)
Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US)
Filed by Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/208,933.
Prior Publication US 2022/0299484 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 30/02 (2006.01); C01B 3/34 (2006.01); C01B 3/50 (2006.01); C07C 1/12 (2006.01); C01B 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 30/02 (2013.01) [C01B 3/045 (2013.01); C01B 3/34 (2013.01); C01B 3/50 (2013.01); C07C 1/12 (2013.01); G01N 2030/025 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for generating hydrogen gas, comprising:
one or more pyrolysis reactors configured to generate the hydrogen gas from a hydrocarbon through pyrolysis, wherein each pyrolysis reactor of the one or more pyrolysis reactors comprises:
one or more fibrous substrates defining a deposition surface for carbon generated from the pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon, wherein each fibrous substrate of the one or more fibrous substrates comprises a plurality of fibers configured to maintain chemical and structural stability between 850° C. and 1300° C.; and
a concentration sensor downstream of at least one fibrous substrate of the one or more fibrous substrates, wherein the concentration sensor is configured to measure a concentration of at least one of a hydrocarbon byproduct or a hydrocarbon soot precursor.