PATENT

3518. ----- [STANDARD OIL CO.]  Improvements Relating to the Synthesis of Oxygenated Organic Compounds.  British Patent 664,974, Aug. 3, 1949.  British Abs., B, II, 1952, p. 446.

Oxygenated compounds (especially those containing S), which are obtained from olefins (preferably C6-C8) by catalytic treatment with CO and H2 at temperature and pressures, are hydrogenated in the liquid phase to the corresponding alcohol more efficiently using a S-insensitive catalyst of good mechanical strength and selective activity to alcohol  formation.  The catalyst consists essentially of Mo sulfide (5-15 wt % of Mo calculated as MoO3) on a C support.  Hydrogenation is carried out at 400°-500° F. and 300-3,500 p. s. i. and at a feed rate of 0.2-1.0 vol. of oxygenated compounds per vol. of catalyst space per hr. and 5,000-15,000 ft.3 of H2 per bbl. of oxygenated compounds.  The catalyst is prepared by impregnating C pellets with either (NH4)2MoO4 and drying and heating in a stream of H2S at 800°-900° F. or with a solution of MoO3 in (NH4)2 S and drying to produce MoS2.