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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2001
Konosuke Hagihara, Chiba, JP;
Michiaki Umeno, Chiba, JP;
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., , JP;
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a new catalyst for steam reforming of methanol which can provide both sufficient catalyst activity and durability and additionally an efficient method for producing hydrogen with the catalyst, and for that purpose there is provided a catalyst for steam reforming of methanol, characterized by comprising copper and zinc, and palladium and/or platinum, and in that an atomic ratio of copper to palladium and/or platinum is 0.5 to 10 and an atomic ratio of zinc to copper is 0.1 to 10, and a method for producing hydrogen, characterized in that methanol is subjected to steam reforming in the presence of the catalyst.