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US 5,847,223 AGranted
Process for the preparation of methyl mercaptan
AssigneeRhone-Poulenc Nutrition Animale
InventorsHerve Ponceblanc, Fran.cedilla.ois Tamburro
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Abstract
A process for the preparation of methyl mercaptan which comprises reacting methanol and hydrogen sulphide in the vapor phase in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is an alkali metal carbonate deposited on alumina, and wherein the reaction is carried out at a temperature below 350.degree. C.
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A process for preparing methyl mercaptan, which comprises:
- reacting methanol with hydrogen sulphide in a vapor phase and in the presence of a catalyst, said catalyst being an alkali metal carbonate deposited on alumina and said reaction being carried out at a temperature at or below 350.degree. C.
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