Process for the production of carbon monoxide
AssigneeMitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
InventorsKozo Sano, Hideo Igarashi, Takeo Ikarashi
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Abstract
Carbon monoxide of high purity and methanol can be obtained from a mixture of methyl formate and methanol without eliminating methanol or isolating methyl formate from the mixture by selectively pyrolyzing methyl formate alone in the presence of an alkali metal compound other than alkali metal alcoholates.
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A process for the production of carbon monoxide, characterized by selectively pyrolyzing methyl formate alone in a mixture of methyl formate and methanol in a temperature range wherein said methyl formate pyrolyzes in presence of an alkali metal compound which as substantially no reactivity with methanol and methyl formate and which is other than alkali metal alcoholates to obtain carbon monoxide of high purity and methanol.
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