3562 ----- [STANDARD OIL CO.] Synthesis of Oxygenated Organic Compounds. British Patent 667,617, Feb. 23, 1950. British Abs., B, II, 1952, p. 580; Chem. Abs, vol. 47, 1953, p. 1725.

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3562. ----- [STANDARD OIL CO.] Synthesis of Oxygenated Organic Compounds. British Patent 667,617, Feb. 23, 1950. British Abs., B, II, 1952, p. 580; Chem. Abs, vol. 47, 1953, p. 1725.

In the production of alcohols by interaction of olefins with CO and H₂, the product from the 1^st stage of the Oxo synthesis is hydrogenated in the liquid phase in presence of a hydrogenation catalyst consisting essentially of a major proportion of charcoal supporting a minor proportion of MoS₃. A minor proportion of a P oxide or oxy-acid is added during the preparation of the catalyst and before sulfidation. The catalyst contains 5-15 wt. % of Mo calculated as MoO₃ and 0.01-0.3 wt. % P calculated as P₂O₃. Hydrogenation is carried out at 400°-500° F. and 2,500-3,000 p. s. i. , with an oxygenated feed rate of about 0.3-1.0 liquid vol. per vol. of catalyst space per hr. and H₂ feed rate of 5,000-15,000 standard cu. ft. per bbl. of liquid feed.