Method of making alcohols
US9108896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/52
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of making one or more alcohols with a single hydroxy group, such as methanol and ethanol, the method comprising contacting a polyol and water with a basic catalyst. The polyol may be glycerol, for example. The catalyst may be magnesium oxide.
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