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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:
Aug. 31, 1982
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rexford D Sherwood, Suffern, NY (US);
Rees T Baker, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Eric G Derouane, Champion, BE;
Wim J Pieters, Morristown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research & Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4819 / ; 252312 ; 585733 ;
Abstract
Carbon is gasified with steam in the presence of a catalytic metal such as nickel by forming a dispersion of the metal on graphite wherein the average particle size of the dispersed metal is below about 100 A and preferably below 25 A in diameter and contacting the dispersed metal/graphite composite with steam at about 800.degree. C. or higher to gasify the graphite. This process will also gasify mixtures of graphite and amorphous carbon.