USE OF COPPER CATALYSTS ON METAL CARRIERS FOR REFORMING OF ALCOHOLS Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC C01B3/32 C01B3/22 H01M8/06 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to dehydrogenation or reforming of alcohols, in particular to a method of dehydrogenation of the primary alcohol, such as methanol or ethanol, for obtaining hydrogen, in particular for use in a fuel element with the purpose of obtaining electrical energy. In the method of dehydrogenation a catalyst containing copper is used, which includes a metallic carrier. To solve the given challenge the method includes bringing to contact of the initial raw mixture of the gases containing alcohol, with the catalyst of reforming in order to obtain a mixture of products of reforming, containing hydrogen, and the catalyst for reforming the contains a metallic spongy carrier and a coating on copper, at least, partially covering surface of the given metal spongy carrier where the given metal spongy carrier is obtained by means of the method including the leaching of aluminium from an alloy, containing aluminium and the main metal.

EFFECT: increased activity in the gas-phase reforming of primary spirits and increased stability.

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