A PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE-FREE HYDROGEN FROM METHANE OR METHANE-RICH HYDROCARBONS

摘要

A process for the continuous production of carbon monoxide-free hydrogen from methane or methane-rich hydrocarbons This invention relates to a process for the continuous production of carbon monoxide-free hydrogen from methane or methane-rich hydrocarbons using group VIII metal(s) containing solid catalyst in two parallel reactors. This invention particularly relates to a process for the continuous production of carbon monoxide-free hydrogen from methane or methane-rich hydrocarbons using group VIII metal(s) containing solid catalyst in two parallel rectors operated in a cyclic manner fro two different reactions, one the decomposition of methane or methane-rich hydrocarbons to hydrogen and carbon, which is deposited on the catalyst, and second the gasification of the carbon deposited on the catalyst by steam in the presence or absence of oxygen, carried out simultaneously in the two reactors, and collecting the product stream of each of the two reactions separately.