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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Warwick J Lywood, Yarm, GB;
Assignee:
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ; C01B / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
518704 ; 252373 ; 423650 ; 423651 ; 423652 ; 518702 ;
Abstract
A process for the production of a hydrogen containing gas stream comprises catalytic steam reforming of a major hydrocarbon/steam stream in tubes heated by means of a fired furnace and catalytic steam reforming of a minor hydrocarbon/steam stream in auxiliary tubes heated by the reformed major stream, and mixing the reformed minor stream with the reformed major stream.