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  • Process for converting natural gas to synthesis gas
    Patent number: 5112527
    Abstract: A process for converting natural gas to synthesis gas includes the steps of subjecting a homogeneous mixture of natural gas and air to partial oxidation in the presence of a bifunctional partial oxidation/steam reforming catalyst and a sufficient amount of water to control reaction temperature, and subjecting the resulting product to steam reforming in order to substantially completely convert unconverted alkanes to carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventor: Thaddeus P. Kobylinski