CATALYST FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND SYNTHESIS GAS

摘要

A high efficiency catalyst for use in a catalytic partial oxidation process for the production of hydrogen or syngas gas from hydrocarbons is disclosed. The catalyst comprises rhenium in combination with a second metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, iridium, ruthenium, rhodium, and palladium at an atomic ratio of rhenium to second metal from 25:1 to 1 :1. The process comprises reacting a feed containing hydrocarbons with an oxygen source at a C/O ratio of 0.9 to 1.1 in the presence of the catalyst, and wherein the gas hourly space velocity of the feed over the catalyst ranges from 1,000 hr^-1 to 2,000,000 hr^-1. In the process, the catalyst is maintained at a temperature of from 500°C to l,500°C as the feed makes contact with the catalyst.