公开(公告)号：WO1991000144A1

公开(公告)日：1991-01-10

申请号：PCT/US1989002828

申请日：1989-06-30

申请人： UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

发明人： UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ,  MAHAJAN, Devinder ,  SAPIENZA, Richard, Sabino ,  SLEGEIR, William, Anthony ,  O'HARE, Thomas, Edward

IPC分类号： B01J31/20

CPC分类号： B01J31/0271 ,  B01J31/0202 ,  B01J31/0212 ,  B01J31/0244 ,  B01J31/068 ,  B01J31/1616 ,  B01J31/20 ,  B01J31/26 ,  B01J2231/62 ,  B01J2531/16 ,  B01J2531/64 ,  B01J2531/821 ,  B01J2531/824 ,  B01J2531/84 ,  B01J2531/847 ,  C07C29/156 ,  Y02P20/52 ,  C07C31/04

摘要： There is disclosed synthesis of CH3OH from carbon monoxide and hydrogen using an extremely active homogeneous catalyst for methanol synthesis directly from synthesis gas. The catalyst operates preferably between 100-150°C and preferably at 100-150 psia synthesis gas to produce methanol. Use can be made of syngas mixtures which contain considerable quantities of other gases, such as nitrogen, methane or excess hydrogen. The catalyst is composed of two components: (a) a transition metal carbonyl complex and (b) an alkoxide component. In the simplest formulation, component (a) is a complex of nickel tetracarbonyl and component (b) is methoxide (CH3O-), both being dissolved in a methanol solvent system. The presence of a co-solvent such as p-dioxane, THF, polyalcohols, ethers, hydrocarbons, and crown ethers accelerates the methanol synthesis reaction.