Enhanced carbon monoxide utilization in methanation process

Patent · Tue Apr 10 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6416847

Elek, L F; Frost, A C

Carbon monoxide - containing gas streams are passed over a catalyst to deposit a surface layer of active surface carbon thereon essentially without the formation of inactive coke. The active carbon is subsequently reacted with steam or hydrogen to form methane. Surprisingly, hydrogen and water vapor present in the feed gas do not adversely affect CO utilization significantly, and such hydrogen actually results in a significant increase in CO utilization.

• Assignee: Union Carbide Corp.
• Patent Number(s): US 4441893
• OSTI ID: 6416847
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 5 Nov 1982; Other Information: PAT-APPL-439635
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ACTIVATED CARBON
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CATALYSTS
SURFACE COATING
METHANATION
CARBON MONOXIDE
CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
HYDROGEN
METHANE
PRODUCTION
STEAM
ADSORBENTS
ALKANES
CARBON
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DEPOSITION
ELEMENTS
HYDROCARBONS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
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