Patent ID: 8962896
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B01J,C07C

Abstract:
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 comprising a hydroxyapatite of Formula (I): 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 with a base at a treatment temperature from about 25° C. to about 300° C. for a treatment time of about 1 minute to about 24 hours, and optionally washing the base-treated catalyst composition with a minimal amount of water.