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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1983
Louis J Valenyi, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Frederick A Pesa, Aurora, OH (US);
Christos Paparizos, Willowick, OH (US);
The Standard Oil Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Gas mixtures containing at least hydrogen and carbon monoxide are prepared by reforming hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst impregnated on a specially prepared porous catalyst support. In one embodiment of the present invention, methane is reformed in a process to produce a product gas mixture containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a porous catalytic support having a surface area greater than 1 to less than about 350 m.sup.2 /gm and a pore volume of about 0.4 to about 3 cc/gm and at least one Group VIII metal or mixture thereof on the pore surface of the support.