Exxon Research and Engineering Company

Charles T Ratcliffe

Petrus J Tromp

Israel E Wachs

Methanethiol is produced from a gaseous feed comprising a mixture of H.sub.2 S and CO by contacting said feed with a catalyst comprising rutile titania at a temperature of at least about 225.degree. C.

Production of methanethiol from H.sub.2 S and CO

Methanethiol is produced from a gaseous feed comprising a mixture of H.sub.2 S and CO by contacting said feed, at a temperature of at least about 225.degree. C., with a catalyst comprising an oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of V, Nb, and Ta and mixtures thereof, preferably V, supported on titania and wherein at least a portion, and preferably at least about 25 wt. %, of said supported oxide is in a non-crystalline form.

Hydrogen and methane are synthesized from a gaseous feed comprising a mixture of H.sub.2 S and CO by contacting said feed with a catalyst comprising a sulfided rutile titania at a temperature of at least about 275.degree. C.

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Charles T Ratcliffe