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Tantalum-containing catalyst useful for producing alcohols from synthesis gas

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OSTI ID:867712
A catalyst useful for selectively converting a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a mixture of lower alkanols consisting essentially of a mixture of molybdenum sulfide, an alkali metal compound and a tantalum compound.
Research Organization:
UNION CARBIDE CORP
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-86PC90013
Assignee:
Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company Inc. (Danbury, CT)
Patent Number(s):
US 4994498
OSTI ID:
867712
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English