CATALYST FOR WATER-HYDROGEN EXCHANGE REACTION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND APPARATUS FOR WATER-HYDROGEN EXCHANGE REACTION

摘要

The present invention is a catalyst for a water-hydrogen exchange reaction, including a catalytic metal supported on a carrier formed of an inorganic oxide, the carrier being formed of an inorganic oxide that has a hydrophobic compound bound to a surface of the inorganic oxide and has been rendered hydrophobic, the catalytic metal being metal containing platinum as an essential component. Here, as the hydrophobic compound bound to the inorganic oxide surface, an organic silane compound or a fluorine resin compound is preferable. The catalyst of the present invention is free from the risk of burning of or damage to a carrier and exhibits a high activity.