DESULFURIZING AGENT FOR ORGANOSULFUR COMPOUND-CONTAINING FUEL OIL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FOR FUEL CELL

摘要

This invention provides a desulfurizing agent, which can produce hydrogen by steam reforming, autothermal reforming or partial oxidation reforming treatment and can efficiently desulfurize an organosulfur compound-containing liquid fuel at a temperature of 80ºC or below to a very low sulfur content to suppress poisoning of a catalyst used in the reforming treatment. The desulfurizing agent is a desulfurizing agent for hydrocarbon compounds, comprising a porous carrier and Ag supported on the porous carrier. The amount of Ag supported on the porous carrier is 0.5 to 50% by mass, and the number of moles of nitrogen contained in the desulfurizing agent is 10 to 100% based on the number of moles of Ag.