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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Celanese International Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Zhenhua Zhou, Houston, TX (US);
Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Heiko Weiner, Pasedena, TX (US);
CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Irving, TX (US);
Abstract
A process is disclosed for producing ethanol, comprising contacting hydrogen and a feed stream comprising acetic acid in a reactor in the presence of a catalyst comprising a binder and a mixed oxide comprising a promoter metal and tin, and preferably also comprising cobalt. The promoter metal is selected from the group consisting of rhenium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, and combinations thereof. The feed stream may comprises pure acetic acid or may comprise a mixture of 50 to 95 wt. % acetic acid and 5 to 50 wt. % ethyl acetate.