Hydrogenation of acetone

US7041857B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Kathryn Sue Hayes · Norristown, US
• John William Mitchell · Allentown, US
• Anita Niak · Germantown, US
• Michael Gerard Turcotte · Allentown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 7, 2005
• Grant date: May 9, 2006
• Expiry date: Sep 7, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12C11/02
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to an improvement in a liquid phase process for producing isopropanol by the hydrogenation of acetone in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst; the improvement comprising;