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Production of synthesis gas via fluidized bed/fixed bed process combination

  • US 5,421,840 A
  • Filed: 09/06/1994
  • Issued: 06/06/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a process for the production of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, the steps comprisingcontacting, in a first reaction zone, low molecular weight hydrocarbons comprising methane, oxygen, and steam, at high temperature in a net reducing atmosphere, with a fluidized bed of catalyst, or catalyst and a solids diluent, to convert from about 85 percent to about 92 percent of the hydrocarbons to hydrogen and carbon monoxide and form a reaction mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and unreacted hydrocarbons, oxygen and steam,withdrawing said reaction mixture as an effluent from said first reaction zone, andcontacting said effluent, in a second reaction zone, with a fixed bed of catalytic metal solids with a void fraction of at least about 0.9 to convert, sufficient of the unreacted hydrocarbons, oxygen, and steam and increase the hydrocarbon conversion to a level ranging from about 0.5 percent to about 5 percent above that obtained in said first reaction zone.

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