Process for steam reforming of hydrocarbons

Patent · Tue Nov 11 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6519274

Broughton, D R; Russ, K J

A process is provided for the steam reforming of normally liquid hydrocarbons to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen, which does not promote the deposition of carbonacious materials upon catalytic surfaces. The catalyst consists of nickel promoted with the oxides of iron and manganese within a specific manganese to iron ratio, said metal and metal oxides being supported upon a refractory support. The support is preferably aluminum oxide in its alpha phase having a surface area of more than 0.5 m2/gm but no more than 10 m2/gm. The metallic constituents are impregnated onto said refractory low surface area support as salts and are calcined at sufficiently high temperature to convert the salts to the oxide but at a sufficiently low temperature that they do not chemically react with the support.

• Assignee: United Catalysts Inc
• Patent Number(s): US 4233179
• OSTI ID: 6519274
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

08 HYDROGEN
080103* -- Hydrogen-- Production-- Steam Reformer Processes
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CATALYSTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELEMENTS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON OXIDES
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
MANGANESE OXIDES
METALS
NICKEL
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REFORMER PROCESSES
STEAM REFORMER PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS