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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
David O Marler, Deptford, NJ (US);
Charles M Sorensen, Wilmington, DE (US);
Philip Varghese, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568896 ; 568897 ;
Abstract
A process for converting propylene to isopropyl alcohol by contacting water with a propylene-containing feed at a mole ratio of water to propylene of at least about 0.5:1 (water:olefin), usually about 1:1-10:1 in the vapor and/or liquid phase under propylene hydration conditions. The hydration is carried out in the presence of a relatively constrained intermediate pore size zeolite such as ZSM-35 or ferrierite as the hydration catalyst. The zeolite is used in the acid form and with a crystal size of not more than 0.2.mu. to give high activity for conversion to isopropyl alcohol.