Ethanol production from acetic acid utilizing a cobalt catalyst

Ethanol production from acetic acid utilizing a cobalt catalyst

A process for the selective and direct formation of ethanol from acetic acid comprising contacting a feed stream containing acetic acid and hydrogen in vapor form at an elevated temperature with a hydrogenation catalyst comprising cobalt and one or more metals selected from the group consisting of p...

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Hauptverfasser: CHEN LAIYUAN, JOHNSTON VICTOR J, KIMMICH BARBARA F, VAN DER WAAL JAN CORNELIS, ZINK JAMES H, ZUZANIUK VIRGINIE, CHAPMAN JOSEFINA T
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Sprache:eng
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ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Zusammenfassung:A process for the selective and direct formation of ethanol from acetic acid comprising contacting a feed stream containing acetic acid and hydrogen in vapor form at an elevated temperature with a hydrogenation catalyst comprising cobalt and one or more metals selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, rhenium, iridium, chromium, copper, tin, molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, zinc and iron on a catalyst support.