Jeffrey D Yoder

US Patent:

20080033218, Feb 7, 2008

Filed:

Jun 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/820754

Inventors:

James R. Lattner - LaPorte TX, US
Matthew James Vincent - Baytown TX, US
Kun Wang - Bridgewater NJ, US
Michel Molinier - Houston TX, US
Michael J. Veraa - Houston TX, US
Anthony F. Volpe - Santa Clara CA, US
Hailian Li - Fremont CA, US
Jeffrey C. Yoder - San Jose CA, US
Mark Muraoka - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

C07C 29/00
B01J 21/04
B01J 23/02

US Classification:

568897, 502340, 502342, 502344, 502346, 568895

Abstract:

This invention is directed to a process for making alcohol from syngas, and a process for making olefin, as well as polyolefin, from the alcohol. The syngas is converted to a mixed alcohol stream using a catalyst comprising at least one oxide component. Upon contacting the catalyst with a desired syngas composition, a preferred mixed alcohol product is formed. Preferably, the syngas composition has a stoichiometric molar ratio of less than 2.