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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1997
Michael Krumpelt, Naperville, IL (US);
Shabbir Ahmed, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Romesh Kumar, Naperville, IL (US);
Rajiv Doshi, Downers Grove, IL (US);
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A two-part catalyst comprising a dehydrogenation portion and an oxide-ion conducting portion. The dehydrogenation portion is a group VIII metal and the oxide-ion conducting portion is selected from a ceramic oxide crystallizing in the fluorite or perovskite structure. There is also disclosed a method of forming a hydrogen rich gas from a source of hydrocarbon fuel in which the hydrocarbon fuel contacts a two-part catalyst comprising a dehydrogenation portion and an oxide-ion conducting portion at a temperature not less than about 400.degree. C. for a time sufficient to generate the hydrogen rich gas while maintaining CO content less than about 5 volume percent. There is also disclosed a method of forming partially oxidized hydrocarbons from ethanes in which ethane gas contacts a two-part catalyst comprising a dehydrogenation portion and an oxide-ion conducting portion for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form an oxide.