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US 4,304,946 AGranted
Process for producing ethanol
AssigneeMitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
InventorsNobuo Isogai, Takashi Okawa, Natuko Wakui
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Abstract
Ethanol is produced with a good selectivity and good conversion from methanol, carbon monoxide and hydrogen by conducting reaction in the presence of a cobalt sulfide or a mixture of a cobalt sulfide and at least one of a nitrogen-containing compound and a phosphorus compound.
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A process for producing ethanol from methanol, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, which comprises conducting reaction in the presence of a catalyst consisting essentially of a cobalt sulfide or a mixture of a cobalt sulfide and at least one of a nitrogen-containing compound and a phosphorus compound.
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