Patent ID: 6379586
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: C01B,C07C,C07D

Abstract:
A process for producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide by the partial oxidation of at least one hydrocarbon comprising the steps:(a) passing an oxygen-containing gas at a temperature in the range of about 300 to about 1400Â° C. through a reaction zone containing an oxygen-selective mixed conductor at an absolute pressure in the range of about 0.5 to about 50 bara, thereby preferentially adsorbing oxygen from said oxygen-containing gas onto said mixed conductor; and (b) passing said at least one hydrocarbon through said reaction zone at a temperature in the range of about 300 to about 1400Â° C., thereby contacting said mixed conductor and reacting with said oxygen adsorbed onto said mixed conductor to produce a product gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide or mixtures of these.