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Catalyst for the production of an alcohol and/or a carboxylic acid ester by hydrogenation of a carboxylic acid
Assignee: BP Chemicals Ltd
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Filing: 1988-05-05
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Granted: 1989-05-02
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Expires: 2008-05-05
Abstract
Abstract 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.
Inventors
- 👤 Melanie Kitson
- 👤 Peter S. Williams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:51
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C29/00; C07C29/132; C07C29/136; C07C29/147; C07C29/149; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S502/00; Y10S502/525
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A catalyst for use in the hydrogenation of a C 2 to C 12 carboxylic acid to produce an alcohol and/or a carboxylic acid ester which catalyst comprises from 1 to 10% by weight of a first component which is molybdenum or tungsten from 1 to 10% by weight of a second component which is a noble metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements and a third component comprising the remainder of the catalyst a support which is a high surface area graphitised carbon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A catalyst for use in the hydrogenation of a C 2 to C 12 carboxylic acid to produce an alcohol and/or a carboxylic acid ester which catalyst comprises from 1 to 10% by weight of a first component which is molybdenum or tungsten from 1 to 10% by weight of a second component which is a noble metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements and a third component comprising the remainder of the catalyst a support which is a high surface area graphitised carbon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A catalyst according to claim 1 wherein the second component is either palladium, rhodium or ruthenium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
A catalyst according to claim 1 wherein the second component is palladium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A catalyst according to claim 1 wherein the catalyst is modified by the inclusion of one or more metals of Groups IA, IIA or IVA of the Periodic Table.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A catalyst according to claim 4 wherein the modifying metal is potassium. PG,17
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
148 words
A process for the production of the catalyst of claim 1 which process comprises the steps of: (A) impregnating a high surface area graphitized carbon support with a solution of a soluble Group VIIII noble metal compound thermally decomposable/reducible to the metal and subsequently removing the solvent therefrom. (B) heating the Group VIII noble metal on the support in the presence of a gas selected from an inert gas, a reducing gas and an oxygen-containing gas, the heating being accomplished at a temperature in the range from 100° to 350° C. for an inert gas and a reducing gas and at a temperature in the range from 100° to 200° C. for an oxidising gas; and (C) impregnating the Group VIIII noble metal impregnated support with a solution of a soluble molybdenum or tungsten compound thermally decomposable/reducible to the metal and/or oxide and thereafter removing the solvent therefrom.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A catalyst as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in which the first component is molybdenum.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A catalyst as claimed in any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in which the first component is tungsten.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process as claimed in claim 6 step (C) in which the non-noble metal component is molybdenum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process as claimed in claim 6 step (C) in which the nonnoble metal component is tungsten.
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