Heterogeneous catalytic process for alcohol fuels from syngas. Final technical report

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/369609· OSTI ID:369609

Dombek, B D

The primary objective of this project has been the pursuit of a catalyst system which would allow the selective production from syngas of methanol and isobutanol. It is desirable to develop a process in which the methanol to isobutanol weight ratio could be varied from 70/30 to 30/70. The 70/30 mixture could be used directly as a fuel additive, while, with the appropriate downstream processing, the 30/70 mixture could be utilized for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) synthesis. The indirect manufacture of MTBE from a coal derived syngas to methanol and isobutanol process would appear to be a viable solution to MTBE feedstock limitations. To become economically attractive, a process fro producing oxygenates from coal-derived syngas must form these products with high selectivity and good rates, and must be capable of operating with a low-hydrogen-content syngas. This was to be accomplished through extensions of known catalyst systems and by the rational design of novel catalyst systems.

• Research Organization: Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston, WV (United States). South Charleston Technical Center
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-91PC90046
• OSTI ID: 369609
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/90046--T18; ON: DE96050287
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
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