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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nobuo Isogai, Niigata, JP;
Takashi Okawa, Niigata, JP;
Motoyuki Hosokawa, Niigata, JP;
Nastuko Wakui, Niigata, JP;
Toshiyasu Watanabe, Niigata, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568902 ;
Abstract
Ethanol is prepared with high selectivity from methanol, carbon monoxide and hydrogen by using cobalt phosphate as main catalyst in combination with a platinum group element as co-catalyst or without using such co-catalyst, and further with or without a phosphorus compound. Recovery of the catalyst can be carried out easily.