Method for producing 1-octanol
AssigneeAbengoa Bioenergia Nuevas Tecnologias, S.A.
InventorsAvelino Corma Canos, Marcelo Eduardo Domine, Juan Luis Sanz Yague, Francisco Antonio Ladron de Guevara Vidal
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for obtaining 1-octanol which comprises a contact step between ethanol, n-hexanol and a catalyst, wherein said catalyst comprises: i) a metal oxide that comprises the following metals: M1 is at least one bivalent metal selected from Mg, Zn, Cu, Co, Mn, Fe, Ni and Ca; M2 is at least one trivalent metal selected from Al, La, Fe, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Ga; ii) a noble metal selected from Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh and Re; and iii) optionally, comprises V; with the proviso that the catalyst comprises at least V, Ga or any of their combinations.
Claims24
Process for obtaining 1-octanol which comprises a contact step between ethanol, n-hexanol, and a catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises:
- i) a metal oxide that comprises the following metals:
- M1 is at least one bivalent metal selected from Mg, Zn, Cu, Co, Mn, Fe, Ni, and Ca;
- and
- M2 is at least one trivalent metal selected from Al, La, Fe, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Ga;
- ii) a noble metal selected from Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh, and Re;
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- iii) optionally, comprises V;
- with the proviso that the catalyst comprises at least V, Ga, or any of its combinations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.