METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL

摘要

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for producing ethanol by which ethanol can be produced highly efficiently by directly producing ethanol from a gas that contains carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a catalytic reaction. In order to achieve this purpose, provided is a method for producing ethanol, in which ethanol is produced by reacting a raw material gas that contains carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst; the method in characterized in that the reaction is carried out by dispersing the catalyst in a medium oil having a boiling point that is higher than the reaction temperature at the reaction pressure and introducing the raw material gas into the medium oil.