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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nobuo Isogai, Niigata, JP;
Motoyuki Hosokawa, Niigata, JP;
Takashi Okawa, Niigata, JP;
Natsuko Wakui, Niigata, JP;
Toshiyasu Watanabe, Niigata, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568902 ;
Abstract
A process for producing ethanol which comprises reacting methanol, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, characterized in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of (a) a solvent selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons, and ethers and (b) a catalyst comprising a cobalt compound, a ruthenium compound and a tertiary phosphine in the absence of iodine, bromine, an iodine compound or a bromine compound is disclosed. According to this invention, ethanol can be produced from methanol, carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a high selectivity to neat ethanol.