Olefin hydration process

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1999-03-08

2000-06-06

Shippen, Michael L.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

568898, 568901, C07C 2904

Patent

active

060720905

ABSTRACT:
This invention relats to a continuous process for the hydration of olefins with water in the vapour phase to the corresponding alcohol in the presence of a heteropolyacid salt as catalyst said process including the recycle of un-reacted olefin back to the hydration reaction characterised in that the heteropolyacid salt is a metal salt of silicotungstic acid or phosphotungstic acid which is soluble in a polar solvent below 40.degree. C. wherein the metal in the salt is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.

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