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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masatake Haruta, Ikeda, JP;
Hiroaki Sakurai, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuhiko Kobayashi, Ikeda, JP;
Susumu Tsubota, Ikeda, JP;
Atsushi Ueda, Nishinomiya, JP;
Masanori Ando, Nishinomiya, JP;
Assignees:
Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, JP;
Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
518713 ; 502344 ; 502244 ;
Abstract
A catalyst for the hydrogenation of CO and CO.sub.2 consists essentially of a metal oxide and gold. Synthesis of methanol and hydrocarbons by hydrogenation of CO and CO.sub.2 comprises establishing contact between a gaseous mass consisting of CO, CO.sub.2, and hydrogen and a catalyst consisting essentially of a metal oxide and gold.