Process for producing ethanol

Details Process for producing ethanol Process for producing ethanol

1982-09-02

1983-12-27

Evans, J. E.

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

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

C07C 3108, C07C 2900

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044232578

ABSTRACT:
A process for producing ethanol which comprises reacting methanol, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, characterized in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of (a) a solvent selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons, and ethers and (b) a catalyst comprising a cobalt compound, a ruthenium compound and a tertiary phosphine in the absence of iodine, bromine, an iodine compound or a bromine compound is disclosed. According to this invention, ethanol can be produced from methanol, carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a high selectivity to neat ethanol.

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patent: 4168391 (1979-09-01), Slinkard et al.
patent: 4304946 (1981-12-01), Isogai et al.
patent: 4328375 (1982-05-01), Barlow
patent: 4355192 (1982-10-01), Cornils et al.
patent: 4371724 (1983-02-01), Lin et al.

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