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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1985
Michael V Grazioso, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
David A Storm, Montvale, NJ (US);
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for preparing a mixture of lower aliphatic alcohols characterized by containing a substantial proportion of aliphatic alcohols having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms by reacting a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen under suitable conditions of temperature and pressure in the presence of a catalyst comprising molybdenum, a metal from the group consisting of cobalt, iron and nickel, and rhenium, said catalyst being modified by the addition of a promoter from the class consisting of potassium, cesium and rubidium, said promoter being employed at a concentration ranging from about 1.8 to 13.0 micromoles of said alkali per square meter of surface area of said catalyst.