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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2013
E I Du Pont DE Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Paul Joseph Fagan, Wilmington, DE (US);
Thomas G Calvarese, Wilmington, DE (US);
Ronald James Davis, Christiana, PA (US);
Ronnie Ozer, Arden, DE (US);
E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Catalytic processes to produce a reaction product comprising 1-butanol by contacting a reactant comprising ethanol with a catalyst composition under suitable reaction conditions are provided. The catalyst composition may comprise a hydroxyapatite of the Formula (MM'M″M′″)(PO)(OH), wherein M is Mg; M′ is Ca; M″ is Sr; M′″ is Ba; w is any number between 0 and 1 inclusive; x is any number from 0 to less than 0.5; y is any number between 0 and 1 inclusive; z is any number between 0 and 1 inclusive; and w+x+y+z=1. Base-treated catalyst compositions may be used. Also provided are processes for contacting an initial catalyst composition comprising the hydroxyapatite with a base to produce a base-treated catalyst composition, and the base-treated catalyst compositions so obtained.