Global Patent Index - EP 1259458 A1

EP 1259458 A1 20021127 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN BY PARTIAL OXIDATION OF HYDROCARBONS

Title (en)

METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN BY PARTIAL OXIDATION OF HYDROCARBONS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON WASSERSTOFF MITTELS TEILOXIDATION VON KOHLENWASSERSTOFFEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION D'HYDROGENE PAR OXYDATION PARTIELLE D'HYDROCARBURES

Publication

EP 1259458 A1 20021127 (FR)

Application

EP 01907875 A 20010222

Priority

  • FR 0100519 W 20010222
  • FR 0002309 A 20000224

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0162662A1] The invention concerns a method for producing a gas mixture containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and optionally nitrogen, from at least a hydrocarbon such as methane, propane, butane or LPG or natural gas, which consists in performing a partial catalytic oxidation (1) of one or several hydrocarbons, at a temperature of 500 DEG C, at a pressure of 3 to 20 bars, in the presence of oxygen or a gas containing oxygen, such as air, to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide; then in recuperating the gas mixture which can subsequently be purified or separated, by pressure swing adsorption, temperature swing adsorption of by permeation (3), to produce hydrogen having a purity of at least 80 % and a residue gas capable of supplying a cogeneration unit. In another embodiment, the gas mixture can subsequently be purified of its water vapour impurities and carbon dioxide to obtain a thermal treatment atmosphere containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and nitrogen.

IPC 1-7

C01B 3/38; C01B 3/56; C01B 3/50; B01D 53/047; B01D 53/04; B01D 53/22

IPC 8 full level

B01D 53/04 (2006.01); B01D 53/047 (2006.01); B01D 53/22 (2006.01); B01D 61/58 (2006.01); C01B 3/36 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); C01B 3/50 (2006.01); C01B 3/56 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01D 53/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 53/22 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 53/225 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/386 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/501 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/56 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 53/0462 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 53/047 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 2256/16 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 2256/20 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 2257/502 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 2259/40001 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 2259/40005 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 2259/402 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0261 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/04 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0405 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/043 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0465 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0475 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0495 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0877 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0883 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/1052 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/1064 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/1241 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/146 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/84 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02C 20/20 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02C 20/40 (2020.08 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0162662A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0162662 A1 20010830; AU 3574401 A 20010903; CN 1212965 C 20050803; CN 1406207 A 20030326; EP 1259458 A1 20021127; FR 2805531 A1 20010831; FR 2805531 B1 20030221; JP 2003531795 A 20031028; US 2003009943 A1 20030116; US 6929668 B2 20050816

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0100519 W 20010222; AU 3574401 A 20010222; CN 01805576 A 20010222; EP 01907875 A 20010222; FR 0002309 A 20000224; JP 2001561679 A 20010222; US 20446302 A 20020821