Method and system for ethanol production
A transition metal carbonyl and a tertiary amine are employed as a homogeneous catalytic system in methanol or a less volatile solvent to react methanol with carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas producing ethanol and carbon dioxide. The gas contains a high carbon monoxide to hydrogen ratio as is present in a typical gasifier product. The reaction has potential for anhydrous ethanol production as carbon dioxide rather than water is produced. The only other significant by product is methane. Selected transition metal carbonyls include those of iron, ruthenium and possibly manganese and osmium. Selected amines include trimethylamine, n-methylpyrrolidine, 24-diazabicyclooctane, dimethyneopentylamine and 2-pryidinol.
- Assignee:
- Department of Energy
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4301312
- OSTI ID:
- 5603713
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALCOHOLS
AMINES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONYLS
CATALYSIS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
ELEMENTS
ETHANOL
HYDROGEN
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
IRON COMPOUNDS
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
METALS
METHANOL
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
OSMIUM COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS
SOLVENTS
SYNTHESIS
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