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EP 1 452 230 A8 |
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CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Corrigendum issued on: |
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17.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/47 |
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Date of publication: |
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01.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/36 |
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Date of filing: 13.12.2003 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR |
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AL LT LV MK |
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Priority: |
28.02.2003 JP 2003054413
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Applicants: |
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- President of Shizuoka University
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
- Suzuki Motor Corporation
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
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Inventors: |
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- Takeishi, Kaoru
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP)
- Yamamoto, Kosei
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP)
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Representative: Luderschmidt, Schüler & Partner |
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Patentanwälte, John-F.-Kennedy-Strasse 4
65189 Wiesbaden
65189 Wiesbaden (DE) |
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Dimethyl ether steam reforming catalyst and method for producing the same |
(57) The object of the present invention is to achieve excellent reforming ability even
at lower temperatures, with a dimethyl ether steam reforming catalyst.
According to the present invention, there is provided a dimethyl ether steam reforming
catalyst capable of steam-reforming dimethyl ether to obtain hydrogen, comprising
active alumina, Cu, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of
Mn and Fe, the catalyst being prepared by a sol-gel method, and the catalyst having
a porous structure.