Global Patent Index - EP 1066216 A1

EP 1066216 A1 20010110 - USE OF A MEMBRANE REACTOR FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION VIA THE DIRECT CRACKING OF HYDROCARBONS

Title (en)

USE OF A MEMBRANE REACTOR FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION VIA THE DIRECT CRACKING OF HYDROCARBONS

Title (de)

VERWENDUNG EINES MEMBRAN-REAKTORS ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON WASSERSTOFF DURCH DIREKTES KRACKEN VON KOHLENWASSERSTOFFEN

Title (fr)

UTILISATION D'UN REACTEUR A MEMBRANE POUR LA PRODUCTION D'HYDROGENE PAR CRAQUAGE DIRECT D'HYDROCARBURES

Publication

EP 1066216 A1 20010110 (EN)

Application

EP 99908260 A 19990219

Priority

  • US 9903574 W 19990219
  • US 7581498 P 19980224
  • US 23186299 A 19990114

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9943610A1] A process for producting substantially pure hydrogen by contacting a stream of a hydrocarbon gas with a nickel containing catalyst in a membrane reactor. The membrane reactor combines a hydrogen permeable membrane and a catalyst capable of producing hydrogen via the direct cracking of hydrocarbons. The stream of a hydrocarbon gas is contacted with the catalyst at a temperature in the range of about 400 to 900 DEG C which results in the conversion of the gas to substantially pure hydrogen, which selectively permeates through the membrane wall.

IPC 1-7

C01B 3/26; C01B 3/50

IPC 8 full level

C01B 3/26 (2006.01); C01B 3/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C01B 3/26 (2013.01); C01B 3/501 (2013.01); C01B 3/505 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0277 (2013.01); C01B 2203/041 (2013.01); C01B 2203/047 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0475 (2013.01); C01B 2203/048 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0495 (2013.01); C01B 2203/085 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1011 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1052 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1082 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1211 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1241 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9943610A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9943610 A1 19990902; AU 2773899 A 19990915; CA 2317396 A1 19990902; CN 1291166 A 20010411; EP 1066216 A1 20010110

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9903574 W 19990219; AU 2773899 A 19990219; CA 2317396 A 19990219; CN 99803205 A 19990219; EP 99908260 A 19990219