申请人:E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
公开号:US20160023975A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-28
Disclosed herein are processes for preparing an α,ω-C
n
-diol, wherein n is 5 or greater, from a feedstock comprising a C
n
oxygenate. In one embodiment, the process comprises contacting the feedstock with hydrogen gas in the presence of a catalyst comprising Pt, Cu, Ni, Pd, Pt, Rh, Ir, Ru, or Fe on a WO
3
or WO
x
support. In one embodiment, the process comprises contacting the feedstock with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a metal M1 and a metal M2 or an oxide of M2, and optionally a support. In one embodiment, M1 is Pd, Pt, or Ir; and M2 is Mo, W, V, Mn, Re, Zr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cr, Ge, Sn, Ti, Au, or Co. The C
n
oxygenate may be obtained from a biorenewable resource.