MANUFACTURE OF METHANOL AND CATALYST COMPOSITION THEREFOR

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 nickel salt, component (b): an alcohol, and component (c): an alcoholate derived from an alkali metal or from an alkaline earth metal, and activating the combined components, and a catalyst system to be used in this process.