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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1998
Dennis D Tanner, Edmonton, CA;
Qizhu Ding, Edmonton, CA;
Governors of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, CA;
Abstract
The method of the present invention is for producing at least hydrogen from a gaseous hydrocarbon. The gaseous hydrocarbon is selected from the group consisting of methane, ethane, butane, propane and combinations thereof. The method proceeds by exposing the gaseous hydrocarbon with the supported catalyst to microwave radiation. The supported catalyst has a support of a lattice of a non-metallic amorphous solid and at least one catalytic metal having atoms interspersed throughout the lattice of the support. A preferred embodiment is a lattice of carbon with at least one catalytic metal interspersed throughout the lattice. Examples include char.