Iron oxide-chromium oxide catalyst and process for high temperature water-gas shift reaction

US4598062A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Sud Chemie, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael Schneider · Santa Monica, US
• Joachim Pohl · Lüdenscheid, DE
• Karel Kochloefl · Moosburg an der Isar, DE
• Ortwin Bock · Landshut, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 16, 1984
• Grant date: Jul 1, 1986
• Expiry date: May 16, 2004

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S502/524
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Iron oxide-chromium oxide catalyst of increased mechanical strength (lateral crushing strength) for high-temperature water-gas shift reaction. The catalyst contains as an additional component magnesium oxide and/or magnesium spinels in the form of discrete particles.