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US 2013/0158290 A1Published application
Production of oxygenated compounds in the presence of a catalyst suspended in an inert liquid
OwnerStephane MARIE-ROSE, Esteban CHORNETinventors
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Abstract
A method of producing at least one oxygenated compound such as methyl acetate, dimethyl ether, and formaldehyde, by reacting dimethyl carbonate with carbon monoxide in the presence of at least one solid catalyst, such as a zeolite catalyst, suspended in an inert liquid, such as an inert oil.
Claims11
A method of producing at least one oxygenated compound selected from the group consisting of methyl acetate, dimethyl ether, formaldehyde, and mixtures thereof, comprising:
- reacting dimethyl carbonate with carbon monoxide to convert at least a portion of said dimethyl carbonate and a portion of said carbon monoxide to said at least one oxygenated compound, wherein said dimethyl carbonate and said carbon monoxide are reacted in the presence of at least one solid catalyst suspended in an inert liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.