- ISSN: 0032-1400
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oa The Production of Acetic Acid
Rhodium Catalysed Carbonylation of Methanol
- Source: Platinum Metals Review, Volume 19, Issue 1, Jan 1975, p. 12 - 14
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- 01 Jan 1975
Abstract
The new Monsanto Company acetic acid process employs a rhodium-based homogeneous liquid-phase catalyst which promotes methanol carbonylation in high selectivity and at low pressures. This article describes some of the chemistry involved in this process, with particular emphasis on the role played by rhodium complexes in the catalytic cycle.
© Johnson Matthey
