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Catalyst for improving the adiabatic steam reforming of natural gas

US7622058B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. · US

Inventors

Diwakar Garg · Emmaus, US
Shankar Nataraj · Allentown, US
Kevin Boyle Fogash · Wescosville, US
James Richard O'Leary · Allentown, US
William Robert Licht · Allentown, US
Sanjay Mehta · Alburtis, US
Eugene S. Genkin · Allentown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2008
Grant date	Nov 24, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P20/52
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A catalyst for adiabatically prereforming a feedstock wherein the catalyst comprises 1 to 20 wt. % nickel and 0.4 to 5 wt. % potassium on a calcium aluminate support. The overall catalyst porosity is greater than 40% with greater than 70% of the overall catalyst porosity contributed by pores having pore diameters of at least 500 Å, and having a median pore diameter greater than 2600 Å, and having a nitrogen BET area less than 6.5 m2/g.

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