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US 4,400,309 AGranted
Process for activating a steam reforming catalyst and the catalyst produced by the process
AssigneeFoster Wheeler Energy Corporation
InventorsJoseph F. McMahon, Peter Steiner
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Abstract
A catalyst is provided for reforming hydrocarbon with steam, comprising a nickel containing catalyst in the form of an activated elongated strip.
Claims6
A process for activation of a catalyst comprising:
- treating an elongated twisted nickel strip with a solution of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide to deposit a layer of nickel formate on the strip;
- decomposing the nickel formate with a source of heat, such that a decomposition of the nickel formate takes place in which gases are given off, whereby the layer of nickel formate becomes highly activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.