Patent ID: 6152975
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B01J,C01B,Y02P

Abstract:
A method for converting organic material into a product, comprising the steps of;providing a liquid reactant mixture containing liquid water and organic material within a pressure reactor;adding a catalyst in the form of a plurality of particles, each particle formed of a porous support with an amount of a reduced nickel metal catalyst phase deposited upon the porous support in a first dispersed phase providing a catalyst activity, further having an added metal upon the porous support as a second dispersed phase in an amount that is effective in resisting agglomeration or sintering of the nickel metal catalyst phase and, wherein said second dispersed phase is separate and distinct from said first dispersed phase, andmaintaining said liquid reactant mixture at a temperature from at least about 150.degree. C. and a pressure effective to maintain said liquid reactant mixture substantially liquid for a time, wherein an amount of said catalyst and the time being sufficient for the converting the organic material into said product.