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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Otto Kumberger, Mannheim, DE;
Otto Hofstadt, Altrip, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/120 ; C01B 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/120 ; C01B 3/02 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to an improved process of producing hydrogen and carbon dioxide by the catalytical process of methanol reformation. The improvement resides in the use of catalysts made up substantially of metal oxides selected from the group consisting of Al O , TiO , ZrO and ZnO, and which catalyst is in the form of a substantially cylindrical tablet having a maximum diameter in the range from 0.8 to 2.0 mm and a maximum height in the range of from 0.5 to 2.0 mm.