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IPC Subgroup
C01B 3/38

using catalysts

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2026

Full Title

Hydrogen; Gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen; Separation of hydrogen from mixtures containing it; Purification of hydrogen; Reversible storage of hydrogen > Production of hydrogen; Production of gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen > by reaction of gaseous or liquid organic compounds with gasifying agents, e.g. water, carbon dioxide or air > by reaction of hydrocarbons with gasifying agents > using catalysts

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Subclass:
NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C01B 3/382 Processes with two or more reaction steps, of which at least one is catalytic, e.g. steam reforming and partial oxidation
  • C01B 3/384 with external heating of the catalyst
  • C01B 3/386 Catalytic partial combustion
  • C01B 3/4 characterised by the catalyst
  • C01B 3/42 using moving solid particles, e.g. fluidised bed technique

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5,794
  2. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 3,286
  3. LG CHEM KR 2,689
  4. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,669
  5. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 1,531
  6. KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 1,252
  7. SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY JP 1,073
  8. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 1,061
  9. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 1,058
  10. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1,038