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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Celanese International Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Inventors:
Heiko Weiner, Pasadena, TX (US);
Zhenhua Zhou, Houston, TX (US);
Dick Nagaki, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Irving, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 23/40 (2006.01); B01J 23/58 (2006.01); B01J 23/78 (2006.01); B01J 23/75 (2006.01); B01J 23/62 (2006.01); B01J 23/648 (2006.01); C07C 1/24 (2006.01); C07C 29/149 (2006.01); B01J 37/02 (2006.01); B01J 23/42 (2006.01); B01J 23/44 (2006.01); B01J 23/89 (2006.01); B01J 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 23/75 (2013.01); B01J 23/42 (2013.01); B01J 23/44 (2013.01); B01J 23/626 (2013.01); B01J 23/6482 (2013.01); B01J 23/892 (2013.01); B01J 23/8926 (2013.01); B01J 23/8966 (2013.01); B01J 35/026 (2013.01); B01J 37/0201 (2013.01); B01J 37/0207 (2013.01); B01J 37/0244 (2013.01); C07C 1/24 (2013.01); C07C 29/149 (2013.01); B01J 2523/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for selective formation of ethanol from acetic acid by hydrogenating acetic acid in the presence of a catalyst comprising a modified support having cobalt and an alkaline earth support modifier. The active metals may include a first metal of palladium, platinum, and combinations thereof and a second metal of copper, iron, nickel, zinc, silver, chromium, tin, and combinations thereof.