PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND CARBON MONOXIDE BY CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF METHANOL

摘要

The present invention relates to the production of a synthesis gas consisting of a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. This gas is obtained by bringing the methanol into contact, in the vapor phase with a catalyst comprising, on a support, a metal from group VIII of the periodic table, alone or in combination with one or more metals from groups I to VIII, at a temperature from 200 to 600 degrees C and at a pressure of 0 to 50 bars; the best results are obtained with a mixture of rhodium and copper on a silica support. /P P Application to the production of syngas, such as carbon monoxide and hydrogen.