Carbon monoxide by hydrogen

The Reduction of Carbon Monoxide by Hydrogen the Fischer-Tropsch Reaction... 

In their studies on the formation of methane by the reduction of carbon monoxide by hydrogen, Sabatier and Senderens 75 found that at 250° C. over a nickel catalyst a mixture of 25 carbon monoxide-75 hydrogen by volume gave almost pure methane. At 380° C. the gaseous product had the composition C02, 10 per cent CH4, 67.9 per cent Hs, 21.6 per cent. However, when a mixture of equal volumes of hydrogen and carbon monoxide was used at 380° C., the volume of carbon dioxide produced was greater than that of the methane as shown by the composition of the product ... 

Dumpelmann, R., N.W. Cant and D.L. Trimm, 1995, Enhancement of the reaction of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide by hydrogen and water over platinum and rhodium-containing catalysts, in Catalysis and Automotive Pollution Control III, eds A. Frennet and J.-M. Bastin (Elsevier, Amsterdam) pp. 123-135. 

ENHANCEMENT OF THE REACTION OF NITRIC OXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE BY HYDROGEN AND WATER OVER PLATINUM AND RHODIUM-CONTAINING CATALYSTS... 

In this method hydrogen is introduced into the hot reaction mixture and the carbonyls are decomposed into metal and carbon monoxide by hydrogenation. 

Appreciable quantities are also obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of hydrogen from naphtha-gaseous hydrocarbons. In this process the gaseous hydrocarbon and superheated steam under a pressure of about 10 atmospheres and at a temperature of 1000 K are passed over a nickel-chromium catalyst. Carbon monoxide and hydrogen are produced ... 

Cobalt has an odd number of electrons, and does not form a simple carbonyl in oxidation state 0. However, carbonyls of formulae Co2(CO)g, Co4(CO)i2 and CoJCO),6 are known reduction of these by an alkali metal dissolved in liquid ammonia (p. 126) gives the ion [Co(CO)4] ". Both Co2(CO)g and [Co(CO)4]" are important as catalysts for organic syntheses. In the so-called oxo reaction, where an alkene reacts with carbon monoxide and hydrogen, under pressure, to give an aldehyde, dicobalt octacarbonyl is used as catalyst ... 

By passing a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen chloride into the aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of a mixture of cuprous chloride and aluminium chloride which acts as a catalyst (Gattermann - Koch reaction). The mixture of gases probably reacts as the equivalent of the unisolated acid chloride of formic acid (formyl chloride) ... 

Synthetic oil is feasible and can be produced from coal or natural gas via synthesis gas (a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen obtained from incomplete combustion of coal or natural gas). However, these are themselves nonrenewable resources. Coal conversion was used in Germany during World War II by hydrogenation or. 

Until the 1920s the major source of methanol was as a byproduct m the production of charcoal from wood—hence the name wood alcohol Now most of the more than 10 billion lb of methanol used annually m the United States is synthetic prepared by reduc tion of carbon monoxide with hydrogen... 

A mixture of the two reactants carbon monoxide and hydrogen is called synthesis gas and IS prepared by several processes The most widely used route to synthesis gas employs methane (from natural gas) and gives a 3 1 hydrogen to carbon monoxide ratio... 

Oxo Synthesis. Ad of the synthesis gas reactions discussed to this point are heterogeneous catalytic reactions. The oxo process (qv) is an example of an industriady important class of reactions cataly2ed by homogeneous metal complexes. In the oxo reaction, carbon monoxide and hydrogen add to an olefin to produce an aldehyde with one more carbon atom than the original olefin, eg, for propjiene ... 

The combustible components of the gas are carbon monoxide and hydrogen, but combustion (heat) value varies because of dilution with carbon dioxide and with nitrogen. The gas has a low flame temperature unless the combustion air is strongly preheated. Its use has been limited essentially to steel (qv) mills, where it is produced as a by-product of blast furnaces. A common choice of equipment for the smaller gas producers is the WeUman-Galusha unit because of its long history of successful operation (21). 

Any of the medium heat-value gases that consist of carbon monoxide and hydrogen (often called synthesis gas) can be converted to high heat-value gas by methanation (22), a low temperature catalytic process that combines carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form methane and water. 

The processes that have been developed for the production of synthetic natural gas are often configured to produce as much methane in the gasification step as possible thereby minimizing the need for a methanation step. In addition, methane formation is highly exothermic which contributes to process efficiency by the production of heat in the gasifier, where the heat can be used for the endothermic steam—carbon reaction to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen. 

Secondary gasification involves gasification of the char from the primary gasifier, usually by reaction of the hot char and water vapor to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen. 

As in the case of coal, synthetic natural gas can be produced from heavy oil by partially oxidizing the oil to a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen... 

Goal Upgrading via Fischer-Tropsch. The synthesis of methane by the catalytic reduction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen over nickel and cobalt catalysts at atmospheric pressure was reported in 1902 (11). 

Synthesis Gas Chemicals. Hydrocarbons are used to generate synthesis gas, a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, for conversion to other chemicals. The primary chemical made from synthesis gas is methanol, though acetic acid and acetic anhydride are also made by this route. Carbon monoxide (qv) is produced by partial oxidation of hydrocarbons or by the catalytic steam reforming of natural gas. About 96% of synthesis gas is made by steam reforming, followed by the water gas shift reaction to give the desired H2 /CO ratio. 

DiisononylPhthalate andDiisodeeylPhthalate. These primary plasticizers are produced by esterification of 0x0 alcohols of carbon chain length nine and ten. The 0x0 alcohols are produced through the carbonylation of alkenes (olefins). The carbonylation process (eq. 3) adds a carbon unit to an alkene chain by reaction with carbon monoxide and hydrogen with heat, pressure, and catalyst. In this way a Cg alkene is carbonylated to yield a alcohol a alkene is carbonylated to produce a C q alcohol. Due to the distribution of the C=C double bond ia the alkene and the varyiag effectiveness of certain catalysts, the position of the added carbon atom can vary and an isomer distribution is generally created ia such a reaction the nature of this distribution depends on the reaction conditions. Consequendy these alcohols are termed iso-alcohols and the subsequent phthalates iso-phthalates, an unfortunate designation ia view of possible confusion with esters of isophthaUc acid. 

Methanol Synthesis. Methanol has been manufactured on an industrial scale by the cataly2ed reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen since 1924. The high pressure processes, which utili2e 2inc oxide—chromium oxide catalysts, are operated above 20 MPa (200 atm) and temperatures of 300—400°C. The catalyst contains approximately 72 wt % 2inc oxide, 22 wt % chromium (II) oxide, 1 wt % carbon, and 0.1 wt % chromium (VI) the balance is materials lost on heating. 

Chloroform and water at 0°C form six-sided crystals of a hydrate, CHCl I8H2O [67922-19-41which decompose at 1.6°C. Chloroform does not decompose appreciably when in prolonged contact with water at ordinary temperature and in the absence of air. However, on prolonged heating with water at 225°C, decomposition to formic acid, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen chloride occurs. A similar hydrolysis takes place when chloroform is decomposed at elevated temperature by potassium hydroxide. 

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