Alcohols production by hydrogenation of carboxylic acids
CA 1264727 C · Owner: Bp Chemicals Limited · Inventors: Williams, Peter Sefton; Kitson, Melanie
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Case 5930(2), ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE ALCOHOLS PRODUCTION BY HYDROGENATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS Ethanol is produced from acetic acid or propanol is produced from propionic acid by contacting either acetic acid or propionic acid in the vapour phase with hydrogen at elevated temperature and a pressure in the range from 1 to 150 bar in the presence of a catalyst comprising as essential components (i) a noble metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements and (ii) rhenium, optionally on a support for example a high surface area graphitised carbon.
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- Granted January 23, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 23, 2007.
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