Conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol using hydroxyapatite catalysts

US8962896B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8962896-B2
Application numberUS-201013393613-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 10, 2010
Priority dateSep 11, 2009
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Catalytic processes to produce a reaction product comprising 1-butanol by contacting a reactant comprising ethanol with a catalyst composition under suitable reaction conditions are provided. The catalyst composition may comprise a hydroxyapatite of the Formula (M w M′ x M″ y M′″ z ) 5 (PO 4 ) 3 (OH), wherein M is Mg; M′ is Ca; M″ is Sr; M′″ is Ba; w is any number between 0 and 1 inclusive; x is any number from 0 to less than 0.5; y is any number between 0 and 1 inclusive; z is any number between 0 and 1 inclusive; and w+x+y+z=1. Base-treated catalyst compositions may be used. Also provided are processes for contacting an initial catalyst composition comprising the hydroxyapatite with a base to produce a base-treated catalyst composition, and the base-treated catalyst compositions so obtained.

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What is claimed is: 1. A process comprising the step of: contacting a reactant comprising ethanol with a base-treated catalyst composition under suitable reaction conditions to produce a reaction product comprising 1-butanol; wherein the suitable reaction conditions include a temperature of about 150° C. to about 500° C. and a pressure from about 0.1 MPa to about 20.7 MPa; and wherein the base-treated catalyst composition is obtained by treating an initial catalyst composition…

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What does patent US8962896B2 cover?
Catalytic processes to produce a reaction product comprising 1-butanol by contacting a reactant comprising ethanol with a catalyst composition under suitable reaction conditions are provided. The catalyst composition may comprise a hydroxyapatite of the Formula (M w M′ x M″ y M′″ z ) 5 (PO 4 ) 3 (OH), wherein M is Mg; M′ is Ca; M″ is Sr; M′″ is Ba; w is any number between 0 and 1 inclusive; x i…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fagan Paul Joseph, Calvarese Thomas G, Davis Ronald James, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B01J27/1806. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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