The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 08, 1983
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Radon Tolman, Evergreen, CO (US);
Frank M Stephens, Jr, Lakewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Enrecon, Inc., Golden, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4819 / ; 48202 ; 48209 ; 48210 ;
Abstract
A fuel gas containing methane is produced from a carbonaceous material in a single reaction zone by reacting the carbonaceous material in the presence of a stabilized metal carbide catalyst and water vapor and/or carbon dioxide at a temperature of from about 500.degree. C. to about 900.degree. C. The water vapor and/or carbon dioxide is maintained in an amount of from about 10 to about 30 percent by volume.