Patent ID: 7847134

Claim:
A method for producing monohydric alcohols, comprising direct hydrogenation of a C 1˜10 monocarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst having a composition represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: Ru( a )Sn( b )Zn( d )O x [Chemical Formula 1] wherein, each of (a), (b) and (d) is an atomic ratio of each component satisfying the relation that (a) is 1 to 20 and (b) is 1 to 40 with respect to 100 of (d); x is the number of oxygen atoms, which is determined according to the atomic valences and composition ratios of other components, wherein the C 1˜10 monocarboxylic acid or derivative thereof contains no water.