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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2011
Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Barbara F. Kimmich, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Jan Cornelis Van Der Waal, Delft, NL;
James H. Zink, League City, TX (US);
Virginie Zuzaniuk, Krommenie, NL;
Josefina T. Chapman, Houston, TX (US);
Laiyuan Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Barbara F. Kimmich, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Jan Cornelis van der Waal, Delft, NL;
James H. Zink, League City, TX (US);
Virginie Zuzaniuk, Krommenie, NL;
Josefina T. Chapman, Houston, TX (US);
Laiyuan Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Celanese International Corporation, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A process for the selective and direct formation of ethanol from acetic acid comprising contacting a feed stream containing acetic acid and hydrogen in vapor form at an elevated temperature with a hydrogenation catalyst comprising molybdenum carbide and one or more promoter metals selected from the group consisting of copper, iron, cobalt, nickel, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, titanium, zinc, chromium, rhenium, potassium, tin and tungsten on a catalyst support.