Production of a hydrogen-rich gas from a co-containing fuel gas

Patent · Tue Mar 20 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6292107

Gorin, E

In a process for the production of hydrogen-rich gas from a fuel gas containing carbon monoxide and other components, the fuel gas is contacted in a formate synthesis zone with an aqueous solution containing sodium or potassium carbonate and/or bicarbonate under conditions effective to produce an effluent aqueous solution of the corresponding formate and an effluent gas containing the other components of the fuel gas. The aqueous formate solution is thereafter subjected to catalytic decomposition in a formate decomposition zone under conditions effective to produce a hydrogen-rich gas and an aqueous solution which consists essentially of carbonate and/or bicarbonate solution.

• Assignee: Continental Oil Co.
• Patent Number(s): US 4145405
• OSTI ID: 6292107
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 22 Mar 1977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

08 HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
FORMATES
FUEL GAS
POTASSIUM CARBONATES
SODIUM CARBONATES
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATES
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
MIXTURES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SOLUTIONS
080100* - Hydrogen- Production