Catalytic process for hydration of olefins
Abstract
Abstract A PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT HYDRATION OF OLEFINS, E.G., OF ETHYLENE TO PRODUCE ETHANOL COMPRISING ADMIXING ETHYLENE AND WATER IN THE VAPOR PHASE IN THE PRESENCE OF A NON-LINEAR POLYMER CATALYST COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A RECURRING UNIT HAVING THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURAL FORMULA: -SI(-R-P(=O)(-OH)2)(-O(-))2 WHEREIN R IS AN UNSUBSTITUTED OR SUBSTITUTED STRAIGHT OR BRANCHED CHAIN DIVALENT SATURATED ALKYLENE RADICAL HAVING 2 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS OR AN UNSUBSTITUTED OR SUBSTITUTED DIVALENT ARYL RADICAL HAVING 1 TO 3 BENZENE RINGS WHEREIN THE SUBSTITUENTS FOR THE ALKYLENE RADICAL CAN BE HALOGEN OR A PHENYL RADICAL AND THE SUBSTITUENTS FOR THE ARYL RADICAL CAN BE HALOGEN OR STRAIGHT OR BRANCHED CHAIN SATURATED ALKYL RADICALS HAVING 1 TO 5 CARBON ATOMS; AND RECOVERING ETHANOL.
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- 👤 F Young
- 👤 L Pennington
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