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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
David A. Morgenstern, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Juan P. Arhancet, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Howard C. Berk, St. Louis, MO (US);
William L. Moench, Jr., Town & Country, MO (US);
James C. Peterson, Manchester, MO (US);
David A. Morgenstern, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Juan P. Arhancet, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Howard C. Berk, St. Louis, MO (US);
William L. Moench, Jr., Town & Country, MO (US);
James C. Peterson, Manchester, MO (US);
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
This invention is directed a process for preparation of a carboxylic acid salt by dehydrogenation of a primary alcohol. The invention is also directed to a catalyst for dehydrogenating primary alcohols. In one embodiment, for example, the catalyst comprises a metal support (preferably a metal sponge support) having a copper-containing coating at the surface thereof. In another embodiment, the catalyst comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, cobalt, iron, tin and combinations thereof having a copper-containing coating at the surface thereof.