Procedure for conversion of a rich hydrocarbon material in hydrocarbons containing two or more carbon atoms per molecula in a rich material in methane. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

摘要

Process for converting a hydrocarbon material rich in hydrocarbons containing two or more carbon atoms per molecule into a material rich in methane, comprising contacting said material with steam, in the presence of a catalyst and at a temperature not higher than 538º c, characterized in that said catalyst comprises nickel or a metal of the platinum group applied on a support and activated with an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal compound, with the proviso that, when the catalyst metal is nickel and the activator is different from a salt of an organic acid barium, the catalyst support is a siliceous material. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)