Process for producing oxygenated products

Abstract

A process for producing oxygenated products from an olefin-rich feedstock comprise reacting, in a hydroformylation stage, a Fischer-Tropsch derived olefinic product comprising linear and methyl branched olefins, with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalytically effective quantity of a hydroformylation catalyst and under hydroformylation reaction conditions, to produce oxygenated products comprising linear and methyl branched aldehydes and/or alcohols. The Fischer-Tropsch derived olefinic product is that obtained by subjecting a synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H 2 ) to Fischer-Tropsch reaction conditions in the presence of a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst.

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       28 . A process for producing oxygenated products from an olefin-rich feedstock, which process comprises reacting, in a hydroformylation stage, a Fischer-Tropsch derived olefinic product comprising linear and branched olefins, obtained by subjecting a synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H 2 ) to Fischer-Tropsch reaction conditions, in the presence of a suitable Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, to obtain said Fischer-Tropsch derived olefinic product, with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalytically effective quantity of a phosphine and/or phosphate ligand modified rhodium (Rh) cobalt (Co) or ruthenium (Ru) homogeneous hydroformylation catalyst and under hydroformylation reaction conditions, to produce oxygenated products comprising aldehydes and/or alcohols.  
   
   
       29 . A process according to  claim 28 , wherein the Fischer-Tropsch derived olefinic product also comprises non-olefinic components with different functional groups.  
   
   
       30 . A process according to  claim 28 , wherein the hydroformylation catalyst is a phosphine ligand modified cobalt catalyst and wherein the hydroformylation reaction conditions include a hydroformylation temperature of 140° C. to 210° C.  
   
   
       31 . A process according to  claim 28 , wherein the hydroformylation catalyst is a cobalt catalyst, and wherein the ligand thereof is 9-phosphabicyclo[4,2,1]nonane or 9-phosphabicyclo[3,3,1]nonane.  
   
   
       32 . A process for producing oxygenated products from an olefin-rich feedstock, which process comprises reacting, in a hydroformylation stage, a Fischer-Tropsch derived olefinic product comprising linear and branched olefins, obtained by subjecting a synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H 2 ) to Fischer-Tropsch reaction conditions, in the presence of a suitable Fisher-Tropsch catalyst to obtain said Fischer-Tropsch derived olefinic product, with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalytically effective quantity of an alkyl phosphine ligand modified cobalt (Co) homogeneous hydroformylation catalyst, wherein the ligand is 9-phosphabicyclo(4,2,1)nonane or 9-phosphabicyclo(3,3,1)nonane, and under hydroformylation reaction conditions, to produce oxygenated products comprising aldehydes and/or alcohols.  
   
   
       33 . A process according to claim  39 , wherein the hydroformylation reaction conditions include a hydroformylation temperature of 140° C. to 210° C.  
   
   
       34 . A process for producing oxygenated products from an olefin-rich feedstock, which process comprises reacting, in a hydroformylation stage, a Fischer-Tropsch derived olefinic product comprising linear and branched olefins, obtained by subjecting a synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H 2 ) to Fischer-Tropsch reaction conditions, in the presence of a suitable Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to obtain said Fischer-Tropsch derived olefinic product, with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalytically effective quantity of a phosphine ligand modified cobalt homogeneous hydroformylation catalyst and under hydroformylation reaction conditions, including a hydroformylation temperature of 140° C. to 210° C., to produce oxygenated products comprising aldehydes and/or alcohols.