Abstract
A process for producing an alcohol from a gaseous hydrocarbon, e.g. a lower alkane such as methane, via oxidative reaction of the hydrocarbon in a concentrated sulfuric acid medium in the presence of a catalyst employs an added catalyst comprising a substance selected from iodine, iodine compounds, titanium, titanium compounds, chromium and chromium compounds.
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | WO1999024383 |
| Filing date | 20/05/1999 |
| Country/Territory | International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |