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PROCEDE SYNTHESE OXO [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
CONT

The oxo process (reaction of olefins with carbon monoxide and hydrogen) is an increasingly important process for the manufacture of alcohols.

DEF

Catalytic process for production of alcohols, aldehydes, and other oxygenated organic compounds by reaction of olefin vapors with carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
DEF

Procédé de production d'aldéhydes et d'alcools par réaction de gaz de synthèse CO et H2 sur un hydrocarbure.

CONT

Oxosynthèse. Ce procédé [...] permet d'obtenir des composés oxygénés aliphatiques à partir d'oléfines et de gaz de synthèse (mélange d'oxyde de carbone et d'hydrogène; [...] L'expression «synthèse oxo» indique qu'il se forme des composés oxygénés contenant un groupe carbonyle, et en particulier des aldéhydes.

OBS

Ne pas confondre oxosynthèse et hydroformylation : l'hydroformylation n'est qu'une première étape de l'oxosynthèse (Cf. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 1977, vol. 6, p. 615).

Spanish

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