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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2009
Patrick J. Alsum, Loveland, CO (US);
Esther M. Wilcox, Longmont, CO (US);
Jesse E. Hensley, Arvada, CO (US);
Karl Kharas, Louisville, CO (US);
Patrick J. Alsum, Loveland, CO (US);
Esther M. Wilcox, Longmont, CO (US);
Jesse E. Hensley, Arvada, CO (US);
Karl Kharas, Louisville, CO (US);
Albemarle Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Abstract
The invention herein provides methods of activating a catalyst composition. These methods include annealing a catalyst with an inert gas, under effective conditions, and then contacting the annealed catalyst with syngas to produce an activated catalyst. These steps can also be reversed. The activated catalysts can be employed to convert syngas into products, such as alcohols, with improved selectivities and yields.