Direct synthesis of 2-methyl-1-propanol/methanol fuels and feedstocks: Quarterly technical progress report for the period June--August 1985

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6421750· OSTI ID:6421750

Klier, K.; Herman, R. G.; Simmons, G. W.; Nunan, J.; Himelfarb, P. B.

During the present quarter, and intensive series of aluminum- supported catalysts, both Cs promoted and unpromoted, have been prepared by a special preparation technique and tested to determine alcohol synthesis activity, selectivities, and stability. Preparation of a single-phase hydrotalcite-like ((Cu/sub x/Zn/sub 1 -x/)/sub 6/Al/sub 2/CO/sub 3/(OH)/sub 16//center dot/4H/sub 2/O) catalyst precursor has been successfully accomplished. Some of these catalysts have been tested to determine their activities in producing methanol and higher alcohols. It has been observed that catalysts obtained by calcination and reduction of the hydrotalcite-like precursor are very active methanol synthesis catalysts. Doping these catalysts with cesium in an aqueous solution leads to initial deactivation, which is partially recovered by doping at higher cesium levels. Results give us guidelines for altering the promoter doping procedure so that a more active and selective aluminum-supported higher alcohol synthesis catalyst will be obtained. 4 refs., 13 figs., 13 tabs.

• Research Organization: Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-84PC70021
• OSTI ID: 6421750
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/70021-3; ON: DE89008259
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALCOHOL FUELS
ALCOHOLS
ALKALI METALS
ALUMINIUM
CATALYSTS
CESIUM
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
COPPER
DATA
DEACTIVATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOPED MATERIALS
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FUELS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
METALS
METHANOL FUELS
MORPHOLOGY
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PROGRESS REPORT
PROPANOLS
SYNTHESIS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TESTING
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
YIELDS
ZINC COMPOUNDS
ZINC OXIDES