Patent ID: 8598239
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: B01J,C07C

Abstract:
1. A process for converting synthesis gas to an oxygenate, which process comprises contacting a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with a transition metal-containing, Anderson-type heteropoly compound catalyst under conditions of temperature, pressure and gas hourly space velocity sufficient to convert said mixture to at least one alcohol wherein the alcohol contains from one carbon atom to six carbon atoms, the catalyst having a structure represented by general formula (A) x [M 1 Mo y W 6-y ]M 2 , wherein A is H + , an ammonium ion, or an alkali metal ion, M 1 is at least one of aluminum, zinc or a transition metal selected from iron, ruthenium, chromium, rhodium, copper, cobalt, nickel, palladium and iridium, M 2 is an optional modifier that is at least one metal selected from an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal and a transition metal selected from a group consisting of rhenium, chromium, palladium, nickel, iridium and cobalt, x is an integer within a range of from 3 to 4 and y is an integer within a range of from 0 to 6.