Improvements in the flameless reaction of sulphur-containing gaseous hydrocarbons toform carbon monoxide and hydrogen

    公开(公告)号:GB877359A

    公开(公告)日:1961-09-13

    申请号:GB2915559

    申请日:1959-08-26

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: Sulphur-containing gaseous hydrocarbons or gases containing the same are reacted continuously and flamelessly with an amount of oxygen which is insufficient for complete combustion and with the optional co-employment of steam and/or carbon dioxide to form carbon monoxide and hydrogen in two stages, a part of the hydrocarbon being burnt over a catalyst consisting of a metal of the platinium group applied to a carrier of a -ilumina in a first stage and the remainder of the hydrocarbon being reacted endothermically with steam and carbon dioxide in a second stage. The catalyst may be prepared either by impregnating a -ilumina with an aqueous solution of platinum chloride at room temperature followed by decomposition in situ or by calcination of a -alumina at temperatures of about 1000 DEG C. or more followed by treatment with an aqueous solution of platinum chloride or chloroplatinic acid. Sources of sulphur-containing gaseous hydrocarbons are natural gas, coke oven gas and other methane-containing gases. Suitable second-stage catalysts are nickel or alumina, magnesia or zirconia. An example is given.

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