ALCOHOLS PRODUCTION BY HYDROGENATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

摘要

ALCOHOLS PRODUCTION BY HYDROGENATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS An alcohol and/or a carboxylic acid eater is (are) produced from a C2 to C12 carboxylic acid by contacting the carboxylic acid at elevated temperature and pressure with hydrogen in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst characterised in that the catalyst comprises a first component which is either molybdenum or tungsten and a second component which is a noble metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements, optionally on a support, for example a high surface area graphitised carbon.