TWO-ZONE MOLTEN METAL HYDROGEN-RICH AND CARBON MONOXIDE-RICH GAS GENERATION PROCESS - Patent 0946680

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EP 0 946 680 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	06.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/40

(21)	Application number: 96943538.0

(22)	Date of filing: 25.11.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C01B 3/ 24^{( . )}
C10K 1/ 02^{( . )}

C10J 3/ 57^{( . )}
C10K 3/ 02^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/019081

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/023707 (04.06.1998 Gazette 1998/22)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE DE DK ES FR GB IT NL SE

(71)	Applicant: ASHLAND INC.
	Ashland, KY 41114 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HOLCOMBE, Thomas, C. Somerville, NJ 08876 (US) MALONE, Donald, P. Grayson, KY 41143 (US)

(74)	Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing., et al
	Modiano, Josif, Pisanty & Staub, Baaderstrasse 3 80469 München 80469 München (DE)

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