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Method for the treatment of a methanol reforming catalyst

US6083863A · kind A · utility

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Assignees

DBB Fuel Cell Engines Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung · DE
BASF SE

Inventors

Rainer Autenrieth
Otto Krumberger · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 1998
Grant date	Jul 4, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 15, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P20/52
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for the treatment of a methanol reforming catalyst includes pre-aging the catalyst by baking it out in a dry atmosphere in order thereby to complete its inherent initial loss of volume before the start of the methanol reforming reaction. The method may be used for methanol reforming reactors in fuel-cell-operated motor vehicles.

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