Method and system for ethanol production
Abstract
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. Selected transition metal carbonyls include those of iron, rhodium, ruthenium, manganese in combination with iron and possibly osmium. Selected amines include trimethylamine, N-Methylpyrrolidine, 2,4-diazabicyclooctane, dimethylneopentylamine, N-methylpiperidine and derivatives of N-methylpiperidine.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5252816
- Application Number:
- ON: DE82016096
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy EDB-82-121744
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 10 SYNTHETIC FUELS; AMINES; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CARBONYLS; ETHANOL; SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD; IRON; MANGANESE; OSMIUM; RHODIUM; RUTHENIUM; ALCOHOLS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; METALS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; YIELDS; 090221* - Alcohol Fuels- Chemical Synthesis- (1976-1989)
Citation Formats
Feder, H.M., and Chen, M.J. Method and system for ethanol production. United States: N. p., 1981.
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Feder, H.M., & Chen, M.J. Method and system for ethanol production. United States.
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"Method and system for ethanol production". United States.
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title = {Method and system for ethanol production},
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abstractNote = {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. Selected transition metal carbonyls include those of iron, rhodium, ruthenium, manganese in combination with iron and possibly osmium. Selected amines include trimethylamine, N-Methylpyrrolidine, 2,4-diazabicyclooctane, dimethylneopentylamine, N-methylpiperidine and derivatives of N-methylpiperidine.},
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year = {1981},
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