Clariant Corporation

Sud-chemie Inc.

David B Rogers

Yeping Cai

Jon P Wagner

Chandra Ratnasamy

Shizhong Zhao

Jason E Spencer

Jeffery L Braden

David Tolle

Xd Hu

The present disclosure relates to nickel/aluminum-containing catalyst materials useful, for example, as reforming catalysts, processes for making them, and processes for using them in molten carbonate fuel cells. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a catalyst material including an alumina carrier in an amount in the range of about 5 wt % to about 75 wt %; and a mixed metal oxide in an amount in the range of about 25 wt % to about 95 wt %, the mixed metal oxide including at least about 90 wt % of oxides of nickel and aluminum, the mixed metal oxide having an atomic ratio of nickel to aluminum in the range of about 60:40 to about 90:10, the mixed metal oxide being substantially free of zirconium, in the form of a composite of the alumina carrier and the mixed metal oxide.

Reforming catalyst material and processes for making and using same

A high efficiency catalyst for use in a catalytic partial oxidation process for the production of hydrogen or syngas gas from hydrocarbons is disclosed. The catalyst comprises rhenium in combination with a second metal selected from the group of rhenium to second metal of 25:1 to 1:1. the process comprises reacting a feed containing hydrocarbons with an oxygen source at a C/O ratio of about 0.9 to 1.1 in the presence of the catalyst, and wherein the gas hourly space velocity of the feed over the catalyst ranges from about 1,000 hrto about 2,000,000 hr. In the process, the catalyst is maintained as a temperature of from about 500&#xb0; C. to about 1,500&#xb0; C. as the feed makes contact with the catalyst.

Catalyst for production of hydrogen and synthesis gas

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

David B Rogers