Claims
- 1. A method of forming a hydrogen rich gas from a source of hydrocarbon fuel, comprising contacting the hydrocarbon fuel with a two-part catalyst comprising a dehydrogenation portion and an oxide-ion conducting portion at a temperature not less than about 400.degree. C. for a time sufficient to generate the hydrogen rich gas while maintaining the CO content less than about 5 volume percent.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon fuel is natural gas.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon fuel is gasoline.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon fuel includes alkanes.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the hydrocarbon fuel also includes aromatics.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the hydrocarbon fuel includes branched alkanes and alkenes.
- 7. The method of claim 2, wherein the dehydrogenation portion includes a group VIII metal, and the oxide-ion conducting portion is selected from a ceramic oxide from the group crystallizing in the fluorite structure or LaGaO.sub.3 and mixtures thereof.
- 8. A method of forming partially oxidized hydrocarbon fuel gas comprising contacting hydrocarbon fuel gas with a two-part catalyst comprising a dehydrogenation portion and an oxide-ion conducting portion to form an oxide.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the hydrocarbon fuel gas is ethane and the product is ethylene oxide.
- 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the hydrocarbon fuel gas is an alkane and the product is a ketone or aldehyde or mixtures thereof.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/867,556 filed Jun. 2, 1997.
CONTRACTUAL ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION
The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. W-31-109-ENG-38 between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)and The University of Chicago representing Argonne National Laboratory.
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