Title: Olefin hydration process
Application Number: 95119689 Application Date: 1995.11.23
Publication Number: 1128178 Publication Date: 1996.08.07
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: B01J20/06;B01J27/14;B01J35/08;C07C29/04;C07C31/08;C07C31/10
Applicant(s) Name: BP Chemicals Limited Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Martin Philip Atkins
Attorney & Agent: WEI JINXI
Abstract:
    This invention relates to a process for hydrating olefins to the corresponding alcohols in the vapour phase in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a heteropolyacid catalyst supported on niobia. By using niobia as support, it is possible not only to increase the space-time-yield of the process but also to prolong the life of the support thereby reducing the frequency with which the support is changed or replaced on a plant. The process is particularly suited to producing ethanol from ethylene and isopropanol from propylene.
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