Friday, October 10, 2014

Olefin production process (Mitsui)

Olefin production process (Mitsui)

Type
Patent
Inventor
Tsuneyuki Ohkubo
Inventor
Kenji Fujiwara
URL
Free Full Text Source:  http://www.google.com/patents/US8680355
Assignee
Mitsui Chemcials, Inc.
Patent Number
US8680355 B2
Abstract
A Mitsui patent describes a novel olefin production process which directly reacts a ketone and hydrogen in a single reaction step.
In particular, a novel olefin production process is provided in which propylene is obtained with high selectivity by directly reacting acetone and hydrogen. An olefin production process of the invention includes reacting a ketone and hydrogen at a reaction temperature in the range of 50 to 300° C. in the presence of a Cu-containing hydrogenation catalyst and a solid acid substance.

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