Catalytic reaction between methanol and a peroxide
AssigneeIsis Innovation Limited
InventorTiancun Xiao
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Abstract
A process for initiating a reaction between methanol and a peroxide to produce a gas, which comprises contacting methanol and peroxide in the liquid phase and at a pressure equal to, below or above atmospheric pressure in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one group 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 transition metal.
Claims21
A process for initiating a reaction between methanol and a peroxide to produce a gas, which comprises contacting methanol and peroxide in the liquid phase and at a pressure equal to, below or above atmospheric pressure in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one group 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 transition metal.
A process according to 13, wherein the initiation is carried out at about room temperature.
An apparatus for carrying out a reforming reaction, said apparatus comprising storage means containing methanol and peroxide, a housing containing a catalyst comprising at least one group 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 transition metal, and means for introducing the methanol and the peroxide into the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.