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US 3,945,944 AGranted
Catalyst for the production of hydrogen and/or methane
OwnerChia-Chen Chu Kanginventor
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Abstract
A cobalt promoted nickel catalyst supported on refractory material and a process employing said catalyst for the production of hydrogen-containing gases, such as synthesis gas, reducing gas or town's gas, or for the production of methane-enriched gases, such as pipe-line gas.
Claims5
A substantially alkali-free, heat treated catalyst composition for the production of gases rich in hydrogen or methane with decreased carbon lay-down prepared by a method which comprises:
- supporting on a refractory material having a surface area of at least one square meter per gram and selected from oxides of aluminum, silicon, magnesium, calcium, titanium or mixtures thereof
- a. between about 5 and about 70 weight percent basis the total catalyst weight and calculated as the metal of a nickel compound selected from elemental nickel, a reducible compound of nickel or mixtures thereof;
- b. at least 0.5 weight percent basis the total catalyst weight and calculated as the metal of a cobalt compound selected from elemental cobalt, a reducible compound of cobalt or mixtures thereof;
- after support of the cobalt compound on the refractory, heat treating the catalyst composition under non-reducing conditions at a temperature of at most 1100.degree.F.
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