Chemisorption of ethyl acetate during hydrogenation of acetic acid to ethanol
US9050585B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J37/0205
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A hydrogenation catalyst and process using the catalyst for converting a mixture comprising acetic acid and ethyl acetate to ethanol at a first temperature, and the catalyst desorbs ethyl acetate, in the absence of hydrogen, at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature. The catalyst has a suitable chemisorption of ethyl acetate at the first temperature in the absence of hydrogen. In one embodiment, the first temperature ranges from 125° C. to 350° C. and the second temperature ranges from 300° C. to 600° C. The catalyst comprises one or more active metals or oxide thereof on a support that comprises tungsten or an oxide thereof. The one or more active metals are selected from the group consisting of cobalt, copper, gold, iron, nickel, palladium, platinum, iridium, osmium, rhenium, rhodium, ruthenium, tin, zinc, lanthanum, cerium, manganese, chromium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
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