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Process for the hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl esters
Assignee: Henkel AG and Co KGaA
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Filing: 1990-04-03
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Granted: 1992-06-23
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Expires: 2010-04-03
Abstract
Abstract In the catalytic hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl esters, the fatty acid methyl esters are continuously reacted with hydrogen under pressures of from 20 to 100 bar and at temperatures of from 160° to 270° C. with molar ratios of hydrogen to fatty acid methyl ester substrate of from 10:1 to 500:1. The reaction is carried out over catalysts which contain from 30 to 40% by weight copper, from 23 to 30% by weight chromium, from 1 to 10% by weight manganese, from 1 to 10% by weight silicon and from 1 to 7% by weight barium (% by weight, based in each case on oxidic catalyst mass) and, if desired, other transition metals in the form of their oxides. After calcination of the components, the catalyst is converted into shaped particulate and/or granulated elements with from 1 to 10% by weight, based on oxidic catalyst, of at least one binder in addition to 1 to 10% by weight graphite. The catalyst is activated with hydrogen or a hydrogen-containing gas mixture. This process enables production of fatty alcohols in high yield from pre-separated distillation cuts of fatty acid methyl esters at low pressures and very low hydrocarbon formation.
Inventors
- 👤 Theo Fleckenstein
- 👤 Joachim Pohl
- 👤 Franz J. Carduck
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:04
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C29/00; C07C29/132; C07C29/136; C07C29/147; C07C29/149; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A process for the catalytic hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl ester mixtures which comprises the steps of: A. continuously reacting fatty acid methyl esters with hydrogen at a pressure of from about 20 to about 100 bar and a temperature of from about 160° to about 270° C. at a molar ratio of hydrogen to fatty acid methyl ester of from about 10:1 to about 500:1 in the presence of a particulate and/or granulated calcined oxidic catalyst activated by hydrogen or hydrogen containing gas and prepared from a mixture containing from about 30 to about 40% by weight copper, from about 23 to about 30% by manganese, from about 1 to about 10% by weight silicon, weight chromium, from about 1 to about 10% by weight silicon, from about 1 to about 7% by weight barium, from about 1 to about 10% by weight of at least one binder and from about 1 to about 10% by weight graphite, the percentages by weight being based on the total weight of the oxidic catalyst to form a reaction product containing a mixture of fatty alcohols and methanol, and B. Separating the reaction product from the catalyst.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A process for the catalytic hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl ester mixtures which comprises the steps of: A. continuously reacting fatty acid methyl esters with hydrogen at a pressure of from about 20 to about 100 bar and a temperature of from about 160° to about 270° C. at a molar ratio of hydrogen to fatty acid methyl ester of from about 10:1 to about 500:1 in the presence of a particulate and/or granulated calcined oxidic catalyst activated by hydrogen or hydrogen containing gas and prepared from a mixture containing from about 30 to about 40% by weight copper, from about 23 to about 30% by manganese, from about 1 to about 10% by weight silicon, weight chromium, from about 1 to about 10% by weight silicon, from about 1 to about 7% by weight barium, from about 1 to about 10% by weight of at least one binder and from about 1 to about 10% by weight graphite, the percentages by weight being based on the total weight of the oxidic catalyst to form a reaction product containing a mixture of fatty alcohols and methanol, and B. Separating the reaction product from the catalyst.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalyst contains from about 32 to about 38% by weight copper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalyst contains from about 26 to abut 29% by weight chromium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalyst contains from about 1.5 to about 3% by weight barium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalyst contains from about 1.5to about 3% by weight silicon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalyst contains from about 32 to about 38% by weight copper, from about 26 to about 29% by weight chromium, from about 1 to about 6% by weight manganese, from about 1.5 to about 3% by weight barium, and from about 1.5 to about 3% by weight silicon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
71 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalyst contains from about 32 to about 38% by weight copper, from about 26 to about 29% by weight chromium, from about 1 to about 6% by weight manganese, from about 1.5 to about 3% by weight barium, from about 1.5 to about 3% by weight silicon and from about 1 to about 5% by weight of at least one of zirconium and cerium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 7 wherein said catalyst contains from about 2 to about 3% by weight of at least one of said zirconium and cerium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said binder is selected from polyvinyl acetate and methyl methacrylate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalyst has a grain size of from about 0.6 to about 3.0 mm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said particulate and/or granulated catalyst has a diameter of from about 1 to about 6 mm and a length of from about 1 to about 6 mm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalyst has a specific surface of from about 30 to about 50 m 2 /g.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalyst has a pore volume of from about 0.4 to about 0.6 cm 3 /g.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalyst is activated with an N 2 H 2 gas mixture containing from about 0.1 to about 10% by volume hydrogen.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the reaction pressure is maintained between bout 20 to about 50 bar.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the reaction temperature is maintained between about 180° to about 240° C.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said catalytic hydrogenation is carried out in a trickling bed reactor.
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