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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1979
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Happel, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Miguel A Hnatow, Verona, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The American Gas Association, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2604 / ; 4819 / ; 252439 ; 252462 ; 252465 ; 252467 ; 2604 / ;
Abstract
A process for the production of methane or methane containing gas from a feed mixture containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and gaseous compounds of sulfur, by contacting said feed mixture with a solid catalyst having from 1% up to 99% by weight of molybdenum and from 99% to 1% by weight of at least one element of the lanthanide or actinide groups of elements or mixtures thereof, at a temperature of from about 300.degree. C. to 600.degree. C. and a pressure of from about 100 psig. to 2000 psig.