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Catalytic combustion process using a plurality of successive catalytic zones
Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
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Filing: 1996-12-20
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Granted: 1999-05-04
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Expires: 2016-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A catalytic combustion process for at least one fuel comprises the use of a plurality of successive catalytic zones, the process being characterized in that at least one of the first catalytic zones includes a catalyst comprising a monolithic substrate, a porous support based on a refractory inorganic oxide and an active phase constituted by cerium, iron and optionally zirconium, also at least one metal selected from the group formed by palladium and platinum; and in that at least one of the subsequent catalytic zones includes an active phase comprising: an oxide of at least one element A with valency X selected from the group formed by barium, strontium and rare-earths; at least one element B with valency Y selected from the group formed by Mn, Co and Fe; and at least one element C selected from the group formed by Mg and Zn, and aluminium; the oxide may have formula A1-xByCzAl12-y-zO19- delta , x being 0 to 0.25, y being 0.5 to 3; and z being 0.01 to 3; the sum y+z having a maximum value of 4 and delta having a value which is a function of the respective valencies X and Y of elements A and B and the values of x, y and z, and is equal to 1-+E,fra 1/2+EE {(1-x)X+yY-3y-z}.
Inventors
- 👤 Patrick Euzen
- 👤 Jean-Herve Le Gal
- 👤 Gerard Martin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:45
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23C; F23C13/00; B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/16; B01J23/32; B01J23/34; B01J23/70; B01J23/76; B01J23/83; B01J23/89; B01J23/8933; B01J23/894; F23C6/00; F23C6/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A process for the catalytic combustion of at least one fuel comprising conducting the combustion in plurality of successive catalytic zones, said process being characterized in that at least one of the first catalytic zones includes a catalyst comprising a monolithic substrate, a porous refractory inorganic oxide support and an active phase comprising (I) cerium, iron and optionally zirconium, and (II) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of palladium and platinum; and in that at least one of the subsequent catalytic zones includes an active phase comprising an oxide of: at least one element A selected from the group consisting of barium, strontium and rare-earth elements; at least one element B selected from the group consisting of manganese, cobalt and iron; at least one element C selected from the group consisting of magnesium and zinc; and aluminium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A process for the catalytic combustion of at least one fuel comprising conducting the combustion in plurality of successive catalytic zones, said process being characterized in that at least one of the first catalytic zones includes a catalyst comprising a monolithic substrate, a porous refractory inorganic oxide support and an active phase comprising (I) cerium, iron and optionally zirconium, and (II) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of palladium and platinum; and in that at least one of the subsequent catalytic zones includes an active phase comprising an oxide of: at least one element A selected from the group consisting of barium, strontium and rare-earth elements; at least one element B selected from the group consisting of manganese, cobalt and iron; at least one element C selected from the group consisting of magnesium and zinc; and aluminium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
A process according to claim 1, comprising two catalytic zones.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
A process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the catalyst for the first zone, the amount of porous support is in the range 100 to 400 g per litre of catalyst, the cerium content is in the range 0.3% to 20% by weight with respect to the porous support; the iron content is in the range 0.01% to 3.5% by weight with respect to the porous support; the zirconium content is in the range 0 to 20% by weight with respect to the porous support; and the palladium and/or platinum content is more than 3 g per litre of catalyst.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
103 words
A process according to claim 3, characterized in that in the catalyst for the subsequent zone, said oxide has the formula A 1-x B y C z Al 12-y-z O 19- δ, where A is at least one element with valency X selected from the group consisting of barium, strontium and rare-earths; B is at least one element with valency Y selected from the group consisting of Mg and Zn; x is 0 to 0.25, y is 0.5 to 3; and z is 0.01 to 3; the sum y+z having a maximum value of 4, and δ having a value equal to 1-1/2{(1-x)X+yY-3y-z}.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
105 words
A process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the catalyst for the first zone, the amount of porous support is in the range 200 to 350 g per litre of catalyst, the cerium content is in the range 2% to 15% by weight with respect to the porous support; the iron content is in the range 0.1% to 2% by weight with respect to the porous support; the zirconium content is in the range 2% to 15% by weight with respect to the porous support; and the palladium and/or platinum content is in the range 5 to 20 g per litre of catalyst.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
119 words
A process according to claim 5, characterized in that in the catalyst for the subsequent zone, said oxide has the formula A 1-x B y C z Al 12-y-z O 19- δ, where A is at least one element with valency X selected from the group consisting of barium, strontium and rare-earths; B is at least one element with valency Y selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co and Fe; C is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg and Zn; x is 0 to 0.25, y is 0.5 to 3; and z is 0.01 to 3; the sum y+z having a maximum value of 4, and δ having a value equal to 1-1/2{(1-x)X+yY-3y-z}.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 5, characterized in that in the catalyst for the subsequent zone, element A is lanthanum or barium, element B is manganese and element C is magnesium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
A process according to claim 1, characterized in that, in the catalyst for the first zone, the in lieu of porous support based on a refractory inorganic oxide is selected from the group consisting of alpha alumina, delta alumina, eta alumina, gamma alumina, kappa alumina, khi alumina, rho alumina, theta alumina, silica, silica-aluminas, titanium oxide, zirconia and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process according to claim 8, characterized in that in the catalyst for the first zone, said porous refractory inorganic oxide support has a specific surface area which is in the range 20 m 2 /g to 250 m 2 /g.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the catalyst for the first zone, said support has been thermally stabilised by introducing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the oxides of trivalent rare-earths, the oxides of alkaline-earth metals, and silica.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process according to claim 10, characterized in that in the catalyst for the first zone, said support has been thermally stabilised with silica in an amount of 1% to 6% by weight with respect to said porous support.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the catalyst for the first zone, said substrate is metallic or ceramic.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
120 words
A process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the catalyst for the second zone, said oxide has the formula A 1-x B y C z Al 12-y-z O 19- δ where A is at least one element with valency X selected from the group consisting of barium, strontium and rare-earths, B is at least one element with valency Y selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co and Fe; C is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg and Zn; x is 0 to 0.25, y is 0.5 to 3; and z is 0.01 to 3; the sum y+z having a maximum value of 4, and δ having a value equal to 1-1/2{(1-x) X+yY-3y-z}.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 13, characterized in that in said oxide, the atomic ratio of A to the sum B+C+Al is about 0.06 to 0.1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 13, characterized in that in said oxide, the values of y and z are respectively in the range 0.5 to 2 and 0.01 to 2.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the catalyst for the subsequent zone, element A is lanthanum or barium, element B is manganese and element C is magnesium.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the catalyst for the subsequent zone, said oxide is a lamellar hexaaluminate in which element B and/or element C are incorporated in the crystalline structure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the catalyst for the subsequent zone, said oxide is supported on a metallic or ceramic substrate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 18, in which the substrate is a material with a monolithic form and a cellular structure.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the catalyst for the subsequent zone, said oxide contains a platinum group metal deposited on its surface or incorporated during preparation.
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