METHANOL PRODUCTION PROCESS

摘要

The invention provides a process for producing methanol, which process comprises treating a compound which is: a sugar alcohol of formula (I) in which n is 0 or an integer equal to or greater than 1, or a sugar of formula (II) in which m is an integer equal to or greater than 1, with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenolysis catalyst comprising a transition metal, and thereby producing said methanol by hydrogenolysis of said compound.