James Lee Cooper - Longview TX Eugene Michael Ingram - Longview TX
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company - Kingsport TN
International Classification:
C01B 338
US Classification:
252373
Abstract:
A method for the preparation of a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide is disclosed. The invention method entails contacting carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and at least one hydrocarbon in the presence of a catalyst containing an active metal. The invention reaction is typically carried out in the presence of a supported active metal catalyst at a temperature in the range of about 700. degree. C. up to 1,100. degree. C. at a pressure in the range of about 7 kPa up to 5,250 kPa.