GB975134A - Process for the production of fatty alcohols - Google Patents

Process for the production of fatty alcohols

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GB975134A
GB975134A GB566961A GB566961A GB975134A GB 975134 A GB975134 A GB 975134A GB 566961 A GB566961 A GB 566961A GB 566961 A GB566961 A GB 566961A GB 975134 A GB975134 A GB 975134A
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acids
fatty
fatty acid
alcohol
hydrogenation
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Karl-Heinz Eisenlohr
Theodor Voeste
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GEA Group AG
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Metallgesellschaft AG
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C29/00—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring
    • C07C29/132—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of an oxygen containing functional group
    • C07C29/136—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of an oxygen containing functional group of >C=O containing groups, e.g. —COOH
    • C07C29/147—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of an oxygen containing functional group of >C=O containing groups, e.g. —COOH of carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof
    • C07C29/149—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of an oxygen containing functional group of >C=O containing groups, e.g. —COOH of carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof with hydrogen or hydrogen-containing gases
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C29/00—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring
    • C07C29/17—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by hydrogenation of carbon-to-carbon double or triple bonds
    • C07C29/177—Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by hydrogenation of carbon-to-carbon double or triple bonds with simultaneous reduction of a carboxy group

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Abstract

A fatty alcohol is produced by the catalytic hydrogenation of a fatty acid, or a derivative thereof, at 200-350 DEG C. and 200-700 atm. in the presence of a known catalyst for the hydrogenation of carboxylic acid esters to alcohols, the material to be hydrogenated being continuously introduced into a reaction medium which consists almost entirely of the desired alcohol which has been saturated with hydrogen, so that the material is distributed uniformly almost instantaneously throughout a large excess of the alcohol. Fatty acid derivatives which may be used as starting materials are esters, anhydrides and lactones of fatty acids, oxyfatty acids with or without esterified hydroxy groups and free or esterified ketofatty acids. The preferred starting material is a symmetrical ester of the fatty acid, e.g. n-heptyl-n-heptoate or lauryl laurate. The preferred catalysts are copper/chromium oxide catalysts which may be modified by additional components, e.g. barium. Examples are given of the hydrogenation of coconut oil fatty oil acids, palm-kernel fatty acid and tallow oil fatty acids.
GB566961A 1961-02-15 1961-02-15 Process for the production of fatty alcohols Expired GB975134A (en)

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4517391A (en) * 1982-06-04 1985-05-14 Basf Aktiengesellschaft Continuous preparation of ethanol
US4804790A (en) * 1983-07-14 1989-02-14 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Process for obtaining fatty alcohols from free fatty acids
US4942266A (en) * 1988-03-19 1990-07-17 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Process for producing fatty alcohols and C3 diols by catalytic hydrogenation
US5180858A (en) * 1989-04-24 1993-01-19 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Process for the catalytic hydrogenation of liquid fatty acid methyl esters
US5386066A (en) * 1991-12-23 1995-01-31 Sud-Chemie Ag Catalyst and process for hydrogenation of carboxylic acid alkyl esters to higher alcohols

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4517391A (en) * 1982-06-04 1985-05-14 Basf Aktiengesellschaft Continuous preparation of ethanol
US4804790A (en) * 1983-07-14 1989-02-14 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Process for obtaining fatty alcohols from free fatty acids
US4942266A (en) * 1988-03-19 1990-07-17 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Process for producing fatty alcohols and C3 diols by catalytic hydrogenation
US5180858A (en) * 1989-04-24 1993-01-19 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien Process for the catalytic hydrogenation of liquid fatty acid methyl esters
US5386066A (en) * 1991-12-23 1995-01-31 Sud-Chemie Ag Catalyst and process for hydrogenation of carboxylic acid alkyl esters to higher alcohols

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