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Title: Method for the catalytic conversion of organic materials into a product gas

Abstract

A method for converting organic material into a product gas includes: (a) providing a liquid reactant mixture containing liquid water and liquid organic material within a pressure reactor; (b) providing an effective amount of a reduced metal catalyst selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, osmium and iridium or mixtures thereof within the pressure reactor; and (c) maintaining the liquid reactant mixture and effective amount of reduced metal catalyst in the pressure reactor at temperature and pressure conditions of from about 300 C to about 450 C; and at least 130 atmospheres for a period of time, the temperature and pressure conditions being effective to maintain the reactant mixture substantially as liquid, the effective amount of reduced metal catalyst and the period of time being sufficient to catalyze a reaction of the liquid organic material to produce a product gas composed primarily of methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. 5 figs.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
462851
Patent Number(s):
5616154
Application Number:
PAN: 8-227,892
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Apr 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; GASIFICATION; METHANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; WATER; CATALYSTS; SYNTHESIS

Citation Formats

Elliott, D C, Sealock, Jr, L J, and Baker, E G. Method for the catalytic conversion of organic materials into a product gas. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Elliott, D C, Sealock, Jr, L J, & Baker, E G. Method for the catalytic conversion of organic materials into a product gas. United States.
Elliott, D C, Sealock, Jr, L J, and Baker, E G. Tue . "Method for the catalytic conversion of organic materials into a product gas". United States.
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abstractNote = {A method for converting organic material into a product gas includes: (a) providing a liquid reactant mixture containing liquid water and liquid organic material within a pressure reactor; (b) providing an effective amount of a reduced metal catalyst selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, osmium and iridium or mixtures thereof within the pressure reactor; and (c) maintaining the liquid reactant mixture and effective amount of reduced metal catalyst in the pressure reactor at temperature and pressure conditions of from about 300 C to about 450 C; and at least 130 atmospheres for a period of time, the temperature and pressure conditions being effective to maintain the reactant mixture substantially as liquid, the effective amount of reduced metal catalyst and the period of time being sufficient to catalyze a reaction of the liquid organic material to produce a product gas composed primarily of methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. 5 figs.},
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