Process for production of carbon monoxide and hydrogen
US4074980A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1976 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10J2300/1892
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Carbon monoxide and hydrogen are produced by spraying a mixture of molten sodium and/or potassium from one nozzle into a chamber maintained at a temperature of 650.degree. C. to 850.degree. C. along with one or more separated sprays containing a slurry of carbon, water and carbon dioxide so that the various sprays contact each other in said hot chamber so constructed so that the reactants are forced into a suitably constructed reactor containing iron and/or its oxide in a semifluid bed powdered condition. Preferably, the reactor contains mixtures of the metals and/or oxides taken from the class of iron, cobalt, nickel and manganese. In a cyclic reaction, the metallic sodium is reconstituted along with continued production of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the iron type component remaining in the reactor which as a consequence of the reagents and conditions is cyclically oxidized to oxides of iron type elements and reduced to finely divided iron and/or mixtures of iron, cobalt, nickel and manganese. The sodium vapor is condensed rapidly and the carbon monoxide and hydrogen passes to a gas holder. The incoming reagents are fed to the reactor at a temperature of 350.degree. C to 380.de…
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