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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Boy Cornils, Dinslaken, DE;
Carl-Dieter Frohning, Oberhausen, DE;
Helmut Bahrmann, Hunxe, DE;
Wolfgang Lipps, Oberhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Ruhrchemie Aktiengesellschaft, Oberhausen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
502162 ; 502161 ; 568902 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for producing ethanol and n-propanol by reacting methanol with carbon monoxide and hydrogen at elevated pressure and temperature. A system consisting of a cobalt compound, a ruthenium compound, an iodide, and an organic phosphine serves as the catalyst. The organic phosphine contains a group having a --SO.sub.3 M, --COOM or --OSO.sub.3 M radical.