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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Bp P.l.c., London, GB;
Inventor:
Alexander James Paterson, Yorkshire, GB;
Assignee:
BP P.L.C., London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/12 (2006.01); B01J 21/04 (2006.01); B01J 21/06 (2006.01); B01J 23/75 (2006.01); B01J 23/889 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/12 (2013.01); B01J 21/04 (2013.01); B01J 21/063 (2013.01); B01J 21/066 (2013.01); B01J 23/75 (2013.01); B01J 23/8892 (2013.01); C07C 2521/06 (2013.01); C07C 2523/34 (2013.01); C07C 2523/75 (2013.01); C07C 2523/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to processes for the production of methane from hydrogen and carbon dioxide. In particular, the disclosure provides for a process for providing a product composition comprising methane. The process includes contacting a gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon dioxide with a supported methane synthesis catalyst, the supported methane synthesis catalyst comprising cobalt in the range of 1 wt % to 35 wt % on an elemental basis, to provide the product composition with a methane selectivity of at least 75%.