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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1983
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Duane C Hargis, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Michael Dubeck, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ethyl Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568902 ;
Abstract
A process for selectively preparing ethanol by contacting methanol, hydrogen and carbon monoxide with a solid catalyst comprising rhodium and iron in the reduced state deposited on a support of alumina impregnated with a promoter amount of a heterocyclic amine at reaction conditions correlated so as to favor the formation of a substantial proportion of ethanol.