PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF COMPOSITION BY USING ALCOHOL AS STARTING MATERIAL

摘要

The present invention is to provide compositions comprising organic compounds useful as a chemical industrial material or a fuel composition with the use of an alcohol such as ethanol as a material. It is a method for producing compositions using alcohol as a starting material and comprising: allowing alcohol to contact with an alcohol conversion catalyst such as hydroxyapatite (first step) and conducting a hydrogenation reaction respectively for all reaction products consisting of a liquid phase including alcohols, water and hydrocarbons of 4-12 carbons and a gas phase which is light gas containing paraffins, alcohols and olefins; all liquid phase reaction products consisting of all reaction products from which light gas has been removed; and a liquid phase dehydration reaction products consisting of all reaction products from which light gas, unreacted alcohol and product water have been removed (second step).