Device and method for steam reforming of hydrocarbons

摘要: Apparatus for steam reforming hydrocarbons has catalytic burners to quickly achieve normal operating conditions in a vehicle fuel cell system on cold starting. The apparatus carrying out the comprises: (a) vaporizer (2); (b) pre-reformer unit connected and having stages (3, 4); (c) main reformer (5) unit; (d) CO removal CO-shift stage (6) and/or oxidation at least burner (15, 16); (e) first (15) is heat contact with (2) second (16) via heat-conducting separating medium (18, 19). exit (6, 7) directly entrance one of 16). At or (7) (20, 21). An Independent claim also included method hydrocarbon using above apparatus.