Interaction | Reaction | Process     Data Page

If synthesis gas, with close to a 1:1 CO/H2, is used with Co, Rh and/or Cu catalysts it s possible to produce a mixture of methanol + up to 50% higher alcohols.

The process is called "homologization".

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
CO/H2
Syngas
         
CH3OH
  +  
CH3CH2OH
  +  
  +  
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Syngas     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Methanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ethanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
1-Propanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
2-Propanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Organic

© Mark R. Leach 1999 –

Queries, Suggestions, Bugs, Errors, Typos...

If you have any:

Queries
Comments
Suggestions
Suggestions for links
Bug, typo or grammatical error reports about this page,

please contact Mark R. Leach, the author, using mark@meta-synthesis.com