Method and system for ethanol production

Feder, H M; Chen, M J

Title: Method and system for ethanol production

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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.

Inventors:: Feder, H M; Chen, M J

Issue Date:: 1980-05-21

OSTI Identifier:: 6890948

Assignee:: Dept. of Energy

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; PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METHANOL; OSMIUM COMPOUNDS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PYRROLIDINES; ALCOHOLS; AZOLES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PYRROLES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; 090221* - Alcohol Fuels- Chemical Synthesis- (1976-1989)

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