Title:
PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF 1,3-PROPANEDIOL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004041421
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for hydrogenating 3-hydroxypropionic acid, or esters thereof, or mixtures of the acid and the ester, in a liquid phase, in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst, alone, or in combination with at least one or more additional metal catalyst wherein the metal is molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, zirconium, niobium, vanadium, chromium, or mixtures of the metals.
Inventors:
MENG XIANGSHENG (US)
ABRAHAM TIMOTHY (US)
TSOBANAKIS PARIS (US)
ABRAHAM TIMOTHY (US)
TSOBANAKIS PARIS (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/034470
Publication Date:
June 10, 2004
Filing Date:
October 30, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CARGILL INC (US)
MENG XIANGSHENG (US)
ABRAHAM TIMOTHY (US)
TSOBANAKIS PARIS (US)
MENG XIANGSHENG (US)
ABRAHAM TIMOTHY (US)
TSOBANAKIS PARIS (US)
International Classes:
C07C27/00; C07C29/149; C07C31/18; (IPC1-7): C07C27/00; C07C27/04; C07C31/18; C07C29/00
Foreign References:
| GB2362157A | 2001-11-14 | |||
| US6617478B2 | 2003-09-09 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1556320A4
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