Catalytic conversions of synthesis gas and alcohols to chemicals
This book reports on the recent progress made in developing and understanding viable catalytic syntheses of chemicals directly from synthesis gas (CO + H/sub 2/) or indirectly via alcohols. The increasing importance of synthesis gas as a versatile feedstock is demonstrated and the central role that alcohols, such as methanol, can play as chemical intermediates is emphasized. Topics covered include perspectives on the US feedstocks for the production of energy and chemicals; the production of synthesis gas from methane, coal and biomass; the effects of cobalt on synthesis gas reactions; thorium-copper intermetallic catalysts for the synthesis of methanol; alcohol/ester fuels from synthesis gas; the water gas shift; the slurry phase Fischer-Tropsch process; metal-zeolite catalysts for the conversion of synthesis gas; the conversion of synthesis gas to olefins; catalyst support effects on selectivity in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; the palladium-catalyzed carbomethoxylation of olefins; ethylene glycol from methanol and synthesis gas via glycolic acid; synthesis gas to formic acid via methanol carbonylation; recent advances in alcohol homologation (the effect of promoters); polyethers and organorhodiums; synthesis of high octane ethers; conversion of methanol to olefins; and alkylation of N- and O-heteroatom compounds with alcohols.
- OSTI ID:
- 6765689
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-830410-
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ACTINIDES
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
ALKENES
ALKYLATION
BIOMASS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONYLATION
CARBOXYLATION
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CATALYSIS
CATALYST SUPPORTS
CATALYSTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COBALT
COPPER
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ESTERS
ETHERS
FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS
FLUIDS
FORMIC ACID
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASES
GLYCOLIC ACID
GLYCOLS
HYDRIDES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY ACIDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ION EXCHANGERS
ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS
MATERIALS
METALS
METHANE
METHANOL
MINERALS
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OCTANE
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PALLADIUM
PLATINUM METALS
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS
POLYMERS
PRODUCTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RHODIUM COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS GAS
THORIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WATER GAS PROCESSES
ZEOLITES