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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sunggyu Lee, Akron, OH (US);
Vetkav R Parameswaran, Akron, OH (US);
Byung G Lee, Akron, OH (US);
Conrad J Kulik, Newark, CA (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
502174 ; 502 30 ; 502 53 ; 502176 ; 502244 ; 502307 ; 502342 ; 502343 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for improving the catalytic activity of an alcohol synthesis catalyst. In this method, the catalyst, after activation by exposure to a reducing atmosphere, is improved by contacting with a carbon dioxide-containing gas to convert the zinc oxide in the catalyst to zinc carbonate. This improvement step occurs in situ preferably in the same reactor as used for the synthesizing of the alcohol.