E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC

Other

Invista North America S.a.r.l.

Michael Brian D'Amore

Leo Ernest Manzer

Kostantinos Kourtakis

Jeffrey P Knapp

Edward S Miller, Jr

Ronnie Ozer

Stephan Schwarz

Harold S Bruner, Jr

Nutan K Pande

Arthur W Sleight

Emilio Enrique Bunel

Otto E Sielcken

Leon S Scott

Chen-Chou Chiang

Erik J Schaumann

Frank P Agterberg

Roger R Ellefson

The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making isooctenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.

Process for making isooctenes from aqueous isobutanol

The present invention relates to a process for making isooctenes using dry 1-butanol derived from fermentation broth. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.

Process for making isooctenes from dry 1-butanol

The present invention further contemplates a process for making a dialkyl ether composition comprising two or more ethers of the formula R&#x2014;O&#x2014;R. The present invention further contemplates a process for making a dialkyl ether composition starting from a first reaction product comprising 1-butanol. The invention further contemplates a dialkyl ether composition comprising two or more ethers of the formula R&#x2014;O&#x2014;R, where each Rand Rcan independently be any carbon chain length, saturated or unsaturated; branched or straight-chain, of between Cand C; specifically between Cand C; more specifically between Cand C; more specifically C; more specifically 0. The present invention further contemplates a process where a first reaction product comprising 1-butanol is used to produce a dialkyl ether composition where each Rand Rcan independently be any carbon chain length, saturated or unsaturated; branched or straight-chain, of between Cand C; specifically between Cand C; more specifically between Cand C; more specifically C; more specifically C.

Process for making a composition comprising at least two different dialkyl ethers

A process is provided for making a reaction product comprising 1-butanol by contacting a reactant comprising ethanol containing a significant amount of water with a decomposed hydrotalcite catalyst. The catalyst may be 1) hydrotalcites which have been thermally decomposed, either partially or fully, to form catalytically active species; 2) combinations of hydrotalcites (optionally containing transition metals) and metal carbonates; and 3) hydrotalcites (optionally containing transition metals) surface-impregnated with a transition metal nitrate, where catalysts 2) and 3) have also been thermally decomposed, either partially or fully, to form catalytically active species. The catalyst, at a selected reaction time, has greater activity when the ethanol contains water as compared to when the ethanol is anhydrous.

Process for producing guerbet alcohols using water tolerant basic catalysts

Hydrotalcite/metal carbonate combinations are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol and methanol to a reaction product comprising isobutanol.

Catalytic conversion of ethanol and methanol to an isobutanol-containing reaction product using a thermally decomposed hydrotalcite/metal

Hydrotalcites are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol plus methanol to a reaction product comprising isobutanol.

Catalytic conversion of ethanol and methanol to an isobutanol-containing reaction product using a thermally decomposed hydrotalcite catalyst

Hydrotalcites containing the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol and methanol to a reaction product comprising isobutanol.

Catalytic conversion of ethanol and methanol to an isobutanol-containing reaction product using a thermally decomposed hydrotalcite containing the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

Hydrotalcites are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol.

Catalytic conversion of ethanol to a 1-butanol-containing reaction product using a thermally decomposed hydrotalcite catalyst

Hydrotalcites containing the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol.

Catalytic conversion of ethanol to a 1-butanol-containing reaction product using a thermally decomposed hydrotalcite containing the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

Hydrotalcite/metal carbonate combinations are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol.

Catalytic conversion of ethanol to a 1-butanol-containing reaction product using a thermally decomposed hydrotalcite/metal carbonate

Disclosed is a process for oxidizing organic compounds using hydrogen peroxide to oxidize an oxidizable organic substrate in the presence of a silylated peroxide-activating metal/silica-containing catalyst and to a method of preparing such a catalyst.

Process for the selective oxidation of organic compounds

A process for the carbonylation of butadiene or a butadiene derivative in the presence of (i) carbon monoxide, (ii) an alcohol or water, and (iii) a catalyst system comprising palladium, a carboxylic acid and a monodentate phosphine ligand. The amounts of reactants during the carbonylation process are controlled so that the molar ratio of butadiene or butadiene derivative to palladium in the reaction mixture is less than about 70:1, the molar ratio of carboxylic acid to palladium is greater than about 10:1 and the molar ratio of alcohol or water to butadiene or butadiene derivative is less than about 2:1.2. Good selectivity and conversions are advantageously achieved.

Process for the carbonylation of butadiene or a butadiene derivative

Preparation of 3-pentenoic acid by the reaction of 3-pentenoylchloride, water and butadiene. 3-chloro-1-butene and 1-chloro-2-butene are also formed. Preferably the 3-pentenoylchloride is formed by the reaction of chlorobutene with carbon monoxide using a palladium catalyst.

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