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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 23, 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 production of ethanol by vapor phase reaction of acetic acid over a hydrogenating catalyst composition to form ethanol is disclosed and claimed. In an embodiment of this invention reaction of acetic acid and hydrogen over either cobalt and palladium supported on graphite or cobalt and platinum supported on silica selectively produces ethanol in a vapor phase at a temperature of about 250° C.