Process for producing hydrogen and graphitic carbon from hydrocarbons
AssigneeHazer Group Ltd.
InventorsAndrew CORNEJO, Hui Tong CHUA
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Abstract
A process for producing hydrogen and graphitic carbon from a hydrocarbon gas includes contacting at a temperature between 600° C. and 1000° C. the catalyst with the hydrocarbon gas to catalytically convert at least a portion of the hydrocarbon gas to hydrogen and graphitic carbon, wherein the catalyst is a low grade iron oxide.
Claims25
A process for producing hydrogen and graphitic carbon from a hydrocarbon gas comprising:
- contacting at a temperature between 600° C. and 1000° C. the catalyst with the hydrocarbon gas to catalytically convert at least a portion of the hydrocarbon gas to hydrogen and graphitic carbon, wherein the catalyst is a low grade iron oxide.
A process for producing hydrogen and graphitic carbon according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the temperature is between 700° C. and 950° C.
A process for producing hydrogen and graphitic carbon according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the hydrocarbon gas is methane.
A process for producing hydrogen and graphitic carbon according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the hydrocarbon gas is natural gas.
A process for producing hydrogen and graphitic carbon according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, the step of contacting the catalyst with the hydrocarbon gas is performed in a plurality of pressurised reactors arranged in series.
A method for the beneficiation of catalytic metal containing ore, the method comprising contacting at a temperature between 600° C. and 1000° C. the catalytic metal containing ore with a hydrocarbon gas to form a carbon-coated metal species.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.