This invention relates to a process for making methanol and ethanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The process includes contacting a mixture of carbon dioxide and hydrogen with a catalyst system containing a ruthenium compound—and optionally, a chloride or bromide-containing compound—dispersed in a low-melting tetraorganophosphonium chloride or bromide salt under conditions effective to produce methanol and ethanol. The invention also relates to a process for making methanol and ethanol from carbon monoxide and water using the same catalyst system.
申请公布号
EP2961723(A1)
申请公布日期
2016.01.06
申请号
EP20140704965
申请日期
2014.01.27
申请人
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
发明人
BLANK, JAN, HENDRIK;COLE-HAMILTON, DAVID, JOHN;HEMBRE, ROBERT, THOMAS;PONASIK, JAMES, ALLEN, JR.