Hydrocarbon reforming with fluidized platinum and heating system therefor

Claim 1

A FLUIDIZED PLATINUM CATALYST HYDROCARBON REFORMING SYSTEM WHICH COMPRISES A HIGH PRESSURE FLUIDIZED SOLIDS REACTOR VESSEL, A LOW PRESSURE FLUIDIZED SOLIDS HEATING VESSEL BELOW SAID REACTOR VESSEL, A DISTRIBUTOR GRID AT THE BASE OF THE REACTOR VESSEL, HIGH PRESSURE CATALYST CIRCULATION TUBES EXTENDING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE RACTOR VESSEL ON THE TOP OF SAID HEATING VESSEL FOR WITHDRAWING CATALYST ABOVE SAID GRID, CIRCULATING IT THROUGH SAID HIGH PRESSURE TUBES IN THE HEATING VESSEL AND RETURNING IT ABOVE SAID GRID, CONNECTIONS FOR INTRODUCING AIR AND FUEL RESPECCTIVELY AT THE BASE OF SAID HEATING VESSEL, A LOW PRESSURE CYCLONE SEPARATOR, CONNECTIONS FOR INTRODUCING FLUE GAS FROM THE HEATER VESSEL TO THE CYCLONE SEPARATOR AND FOR RETURNING SEPARATED SOLIDS THEREFROM TO THE HEATING VESSEL AND VENTING LOW PRESSURE FLUE GAS AND A CONNECTION FOR INTRODUCTING HOT HYDROGEN INTO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID HIGH PRESSURE TUBES FOR LIFTING CATALYST THEREIN UPWARDLY TO THE REACTOR VESSEL AND THEREBY CAUSING CATALYST CIRCULATION FROM THE REACTOR VESSEL THROUGH SAID TUBES AND BACK TO THE REACTOR VESSEL.