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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Giuseppe Fachinetti, Pisa, IT;
Debora Preti, Nodica-Vecchiano, IT;
Inventors:
Giuseppe Fachinetti, Pisa, IT;
Debora Preti, Nodica-Vecchiano, IT;
Assignee:
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 53/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for preparing formic acid by hydrogenation of carbon dioxide in the presence of a tertiary amine (I) and a catalyst at a pressure of from 0.2 to 30 MPa abs and a temperature of from 20 to 200° C., wherein the catalyst is a heterogeneous catalyst comprising gold.