1228results about "Preparation by carbon monoxide or formate reaction" patented technology

A method and apparatus for synthesizing ethanol using synthetic routes via synthesis gas are disclosed. A method and apparatus for gasifying biomass, such as biomass, in a steam gasifier that employs a fluidized bed and heating using hot flue gases from the combustion of synthesis gas is described. Methods and apparatus for converting synthesis gas into ethanol are also disclosed, using stepwise catalytic reactions to convert the carbon monoxide and hydrogen into ethanol using catalysts including iridium acetate.

The invention discloses a method for preparing diethyl oxalate by CO coupling reaction. By applying a gas phase method, CO is coordinated with ethyl nitrite and is catalyzed by bimetallic supported catalyzer to couplingly generate crude diethyl oxalate, the reaction is a self-sealing circulation process, the CO gas mixed with the ethyl nitrite coming from a regeneration reactor is preheated and then enters into a coupling reactor, after the reaction, the gas is separated by condensation, so that the colorless and transparent condensed diethyl oxalate liquid is produced, and the uncondensed gas containing NO enters into the regeneration reactor to react with ethanol and oxygen in order to generate ethyl nitrite which is again circulated back to the coupling reactor for continuous use. The invention is carried out on the basis of previous laboratory research and under the background of industrial production and fulfils the continuous run examination of the bench scale test and pilot magnification under the condition of industrial operation, the temperature of the coupling reaction is low, and the concentration of products is increased. The method has the advantages of more energy saving, no pollution and high benefit. The total conversion rate of the CO generated by reaction is one hundred percent, and the selectivity of diethyl oxalate is over ninety six percent.

Methods and systems for the production of ethyl acetate are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and mixing of a carbonyl co-reactant (e.g. acetic acid, acetaldehyde) with ethanol. The high shear device may allow for lower reaction temperatures and pressures and may also reduce reaction time with existing catalysts.

An environmentally beneficial method of producing methanol from varied sources of carbon dioxide including flue gases of fossil fuel burning powerplants, industrial exhaust gases or the atmosphere itself. Converting carbon dioxide by electrochemical reduction produces formic acid acid and some formaldehyde and methanol mixtures. The formic acid can be used as source of carbon as well as hydrogen to produce methanol, dimethyl ether and other products.

Process for converting synthesis gas to ethanol, including the steps of 1) introducing synthesis gas, together with methyl ethanoate and/or ethyl ethanoate, into an alcohol synthesis unit to produce methanol and ethanol, 2) separating the methanol from the ethanol of step 1, 3) introducing methanol, from step 2, together with CO, into a carbonylation unit in the presence of a methanol carbonylation catalyst, to produce ethanoic acid, and 4) introducing ethanoic acid, from step 3, together with methanol and/or ethanol, into an esterification unit to produce methyl ethanoate and/or ethyl ethanoate. In step 5), methyl ethanoate and/or ethyl ethanoate, produced in step 4, are fed into the alcohol synthesis unit of step 1, and in step 6) ethanol from step 2 is recovered.

A carbonylation catalyst useful for producing esters and carboxylic acids in a vapor phase carbonylation process, wherein the catalyst includes a solid component having a catalytically effective amount of platinum and tin associated with a solid catalyst support material and a vaporous halide promoter component.

A process for producing organic acid di- or tri-esters, particularly citric acid tri-esters, with the available acid groups esterified using countercurrent reactive distillation using acid catalysts in a structured packing is described. In the reactive distillation an organic acid di- or tri-ester is formed by chemical reaction and purified to its final state within the single column. Organic acid di- or tri-esters are produced at relatively low cost, with less waste production in by-products of the reaction, and in a less complicated manner than prior processes. Organic acid di- and tri-esters have uses as solvents, as plasticizers and in conversion products.

PCT No. PCT/EP96/00163 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 15, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 15, 1997 PCT Filed Jan. 17, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/22265 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 25, 1996A dilute ethylene stream, e.g., one produced by steam cracking, is oxonated to yield propanal, without the need to separate other lower hydrocarbons.

An improvement in the production of methylidene malonates is attained by use of specific reaction phase and/or separation phase polymerization inhibitors and combinations thereof.

Disclosed is a continuous process wherein carbon monoxide, a carbonylatable reactant, and a halide in the gas phase are contacted with a non-volatile catalyst solution comprising an ionic liquid and a Group VIII metal to produce a carbonylation product in the gas phase. The process is useful for the continuous preparation of acetic acid by the carbonylation of methanol.

The invention discloses a preparation method for a catalyst for synthesizing oxalic ester by gas-phase. The catalyst takes alpha-alumina as a carrier, palladium as an active component and 2 MOxes as an additive, M is magnesium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, manganese, iron, nickel, copper, zinc, molybdenum or tungsten, and components of the catalyst (calculated by carrier mass) are: 0.01 to 0.75 percent of the palladium and 0.1 to 20 percent of MOxes. The preparation method comprises the following steps that: firstly, an additive metal salt solution is used to impregnate the carrier, and a palladium salt solution is used to impregnate the carrier to obtain the catalyst after the carrier is dried and roasted. Before the use, pure hydrogen or H2-N2 mixed gas is activated by the catalyst at a temperature of between 150 and 450 DEG C. The catalyst can be used for synthesizing oxalic ester by the carbonylation of CO and nitrous acid ester, the using reaction temperature of the catalyst is between 70 and 150 DEG C, and the reaction space velocity is between 500 and 9,000h<-1>. The catalyst has higher reaction activity and selectivity; and the catalyst has low cost.

Unique methods have been developed to convert saccharides into value-added products such as alkyl lactates, lactic acid, alkyl levulinates, levulinic acid, and optionally alkyl formate esters and/or hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). Useful catalysts include Lewis acid catalysts and Brønsted acid catalysts including mineral acids, metal halides, immobilized heterogeneous catalysts functionalized with a Brønsted acid group or a Lewis acid group, or combinations thereof. The saccharides are contacted with the catalyst in the presence of various alcohols.