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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Els D'hondt, Antwerp, BE;
Pierre Jacobs, Gooik, BE;
Bert Sels, Balen, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 31/18 (2006.01); C07C 29/132 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates generally to the production of oxygenated hydrocarbons such as lower alcohols and more preferably 1,2-propanediol. More particularly, this invention comprises a single-step catalytic process for the catalytic production of lower alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, ethylene glycol and 1,2-propanediol from glycerol in aqueous medium. The catalyst comprises a metal selected from the Group VIII transition metals, preferably platinum, alloys thereof and mixtures thereof and a microporous carrier, preferably a faujasite-type zeolite.