US3205044A
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Production of hydrogen
Assignee: Universal Oil Products Co
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Filing: 1961-07-28
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1981-07-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles V Berger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:44
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B3/00; C01B3/02; C01B3/22; C01B3/24; C01B3/28; C01B3/32; C01B3/34; C01B3/38; B; B01; B01J; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; B01J2208/00654; B01J2208/0069
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING A HYDROCARBON OIL CONTAINING NOT MORE THAN ABOUT 14% HYDROGEN AND HAVING A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF AT LEAST ABOUT .85 WITH HOT CATALYTIC PARTICLES CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF COKE HAVING A DEPOSIT OF FROM ABOUT 0.05% TO ABOUT 10% BY WEIGHT OF AN IRON GROUP METAL AND FORMING VAPORS COMPRISING HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PRODUCTS RICH HYDROGEN AND CATALYTIC PARTICLES OF INCREASED CARBON CONTENT, SEPARATING THE VAPORS FROM THE CATALYTIC PARTICLES OF INCREASED CARBON CONTENT, RECOVERING THE HYDROGEN FROM THE HYDROGEN-RICH VAPORS, HEATING THE LAST MENTIONED CATALYTIC PARTICLES BY BURNING A PORTION OF THE CARBON THEREFROM IN THE PRESENCE OF A GASEOUS MIXTURE COMPRISING AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS AND RETURNING THE HOT CATALTYIC PARTICLES INTO CONTACT WITH FURTHER QUANTITIES OF THE AFORESAID HYDROCARBON OIL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING A HYDROCARBON OIL CONTAINING NOT MORE THAN ABOUT 14% HYDROGEN AND HAVING A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF AT LEAST ABOUT .85 WITH HOT CATALYTIC PARTICLES CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF COKE HAVING A DEPOSIT OF FROM ABOUT 0.05% TO ABOUT 10% BY WEIGHT OF AN IRON GROUP METAL AND FORMING VAPORS COMPRISING HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PRODUCTS RICH HYDROGEN AND CATALYTIC PARTICLES OF INCREASED CARBON CONTENT, SEPARATING THE VAPORS FROM THE CATALYTIC PARTICLES OF INCREASED CARBON CONTENT, RECOVERING THE HYDROGEN FROM THE HYDROGEN-RICH VAPORS, HEATING THE LAST MENTIONED CATALYTIC PARTICLES BY BURNING A PORTION OF THE CARBON THEREFROM IN THE PRESENCE OF A GASEOUS MIXTURE COMPRISING AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS AND RETURNING THE HOT CATALTYIC PARTICLES INTO CONTACT WITH FURTHER QUANTITIES OF THE AFORESAID HYDROCARBON OIL.
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