Process for the production of methanol
US5216034A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12C11/02
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the production of methanol by reacting a gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst composition in a fluidized bed while cooling, characterized in that the reaction is carried out in a plurality of fluidized catalyst bed reactors in series with interstage removal of methanol from the reaction mixture.
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