VERFAHREN ZUR TEILOXIDATION VON KOHLENWASSERSTOFF

摘要

Partial oxidation of hydrocarbons particularly to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide is carried out by a typically cyclical process which includes passing air or other gas containing oxygen through an oxygen-selective mixed conductor, typically a perovskite ceramic substance, at elevated temperature, thereby adsorbing oxygen from the air, and subsequently contacting the hot oxygen-containing ceramic substance with a hydrocarbon. During the partial oxidation reaction phase of the process, the sorbed oxygen reacts with the hydrocarbon, thereby producing the desired gas products and regenerating the adsorbent for the next cycle of the process.