Abstract:
A NOVEL CATALYST FOR AMMONIA SYNTHESIS AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE CATALYST ARE DESCRIBED. THE CATALYST COMPRISES (A) GRAPHITE, (B) A TRANSITION METAL COMPOUND AND (C) AN ALKALI METAL. THE CATALYST OF THIS INVENTION IS CAPABLE OF SYNTHESIZING AMMONIA FROM HYDROGEN AND NITROGEN OR AIR AT A RELATIVELY LOW TEMPERATURE EVEN AT ROOM TEMPERATURE UNDER NORMAL OR A REDUCED PRESSURE.
Abstract:
1. IN THE SYNTHESIS OF HYDROCARBON BY REACTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES CONDUCTING SAID REACTION AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 250*. THE 400*C. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ELECTRON DONOR-ACCEPTOR COMPLEX CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF (A) AN ALKALI METAL, (B) GRAPHITE, AND (C) A CHLORIDE OF A TRANSITION METAL SELCTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF GROUPS IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB AND VIII OF THE PERIODIC TABLE, AND WHEREIN THE WEIGHT RATIO OF SAID CHLORIDE TO GRAPHITE IS A 0.001-10:1 AND OF SAID ALKALI METAL TO GRAPHITE AND CHLORIDE IS 0.1-10-1.
Abstract:
1. IN A PROESS FOR REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE WHEREIN ARBON DIOXIDE IS REACTED WITH HYDROGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST, THE IMPROEMENT WHICH COMPRISES CONDUCTING SAID REACTION AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 250*C, TO 400*C. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ELECTRION DONOR-ACCEPTOR COMPLEX CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF (A) AN ALKALI METAL, (B) A CHLORIDE OF A TRANSITION METAL OF GROUP VIB OR VIII OF THE PERIODIC TABLE, AND (C) GRAPHITE, AND WHEREIN THE WEIGHT RATIO OF SAID CHLORIDE TO GRAPHITE IS 0.001-10:1 AND OF SAID ALKALI METAL TO GRAPHITE AND AID CHLORIDE IS 0.1-10:1.