Alcohol steam reforming catalysts and methods of alcohol steam reforming

US7563390B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Battelle Memorial Institute · CH

Inventors

• Jamelyn D. Holladay · Kennewick, US
• Yong Wang · Richland, US
• Jianli Hu · Morgantown, US
• Ya-Huei Chin · Richland, US
• Robert A. Dagle · Richland, US
• Guanguang Xia · Pasco, US
• Eddie G. Baker · Pasco, US
• Daniel R. Palo · Kennewick, US
• Max Phelps · Richland, US
• Heon Jung · Daejeon, KR

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 26, 2007
• Grant date: Jul 21, 2009
• Expiry date: Mar 26, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P20/52
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides steam reforming catalyst compositions containing Pd and Zn, and methods of steam reforming alcohols over a catalyst. Surprisingly superior results and properties of the present invention, including low temperature activity and/or low carbon monoxide output, are also described. Methods of making a steam reforming catalyst are also provided.