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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
Arvind Varma, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Yang Xiao, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 45/29 (2006.01); B01J 23/00 (2006.01); B01J 23/644 (2006.01); B01J 21/18 (2006.01); B01J 21/08 (2006.01); C07C 47/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 45/29 (2013.01); B01J 23/6447 (2013.01); B01J 21/08 (2013.01); B01J 21/18 (2013.01); C07C 47/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for producing formaldehyde from methanol. The method includes the steps of packing a catalyst comprising platinum, bismuth and a support material into a reactor, introducing a reactant mixture containing methanol into the reactor such that the reactant mixture containing methanol is in close contact with the catalyst, and heating the reactant mixture containing methanol to a temperature for a period of time.