Process for the production of methanol and catalyst composition for said process

摘要

A process for the production of methanol comprising contacting a gaseous mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen with a catalytic system, obtainable by combination of: component (a): a salt containing a cation of an element of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements, component (b): an alcohol, and component (c): an alcoholate derived from an alkali metal or from an alkaline earth metal, and activation the combined components, and a catalyst system to be used in this process.