Patent ID: 7179442

Claim:
A method for producing a hydrogen-rich gas which comprises: contacting a CO-containing gas with a water gas shift catalyst in the presence of water at a temperature of not more than about 450° C., wherein the water gas shift catalyst comprises: a) at least one of Rh, Ni, Pt, their oxides and mixtures thereof; b) at least one of Cu, Ag, Au, their oxides and mixtures thereof; and c) at least one of K, Cs, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, V, Mo, Re, Fe, Ru, Co, Ir, Pd, Cd, In, Ge, Sn, Pb, Sb, Te, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, their oxides and mixtures thereof, and wherein the water gas shift catalyst contains between about 0.01 wt. % and about 10 wt. % Fe whenever Fe is present in the water gas shift catalyst.