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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dang Vu Quang, Neuilly, FR;
Michel Davidson, Le Vesinet, FR;
Daniel Durand, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Philippe Courty, Houilles, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4236481 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen by catalytic reforming of methanol with water vapor. A mixture of methanol, water and carbon dioxide is passed in contact with a catalyst, containing copper, in a fixed bed, in a catalytic zone, at a temperature comprised between 150.degree. and 400.degree. C., the molar ratio of the carbon dioxide to the methanol, at the entrance of the catalytic zone, being comprised between 0.001 and 0.2.