Process and catalyst of high selectivity and high productivity for producing ethyl acetate and CO-free hydrogen from ethanol.

Santacesaria, Elio; Di Serio, Martino; Tesser, Riccardo; Carotenuto, Giuseppina. (Eurochem Engineering srl) PCT Int. Appl. (2011) WO 2011104738 (A2)

Aim of the present invention in general is to use innovative catalysts of copper chromite/metallic copper/alumina/barium chromate for producing ethyl acetate and pure hydrogen from ethanol. Still another aim of the present invention is the more specific one of a process, which by using the above described catalysts allows a high selectivity and a high productivity to be obtained when producing ethyl acetate and pure hydrogen from ethanol.