Patents Examined by E. J. Shine
  • Catalyst for the production of an alcohol and/or a carboxylic acid ester by hydrogenation of a carboxylic acid
    Patent number: 4826795
    Abstract: An alcohol and/or a carboxylic acid ester is (are) produced from a C.sub.2 to C.sub.12 carboxylic acid by contacting the carboxylic acid at elevated temperature and pressure with hydrogen in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst characterized in that the catalyst comprises a first component which is either molybdenum or tungsten and a second component which is a noble metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements, optionally on a support, for example a high surface area graphitized carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Melanie Kitson, Peter S. Williams