oxo process

[′äk·sō ‚prä·səs]

(chemical engineering)

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

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The client has selected London-based Davy Process Technology, in co-operation with Union Carbide Corporation, to license its proprietary LP OXO process technology for the unit.

Saudi Arabia-Butanol Plant Project

It is majorly produced by oxo process that is a two-step process in which firstly hydroformylation of ethylene with syn gas gives propionaldehyde, that is further hydrogenated to give n-propanol.

Report: Propanol (Isopropanol & N-Propanol) Market - Trends And Forecasts To 2018

The decision to build the new plant was announced in October 1999 when Sasol reached an agreement with Davy Process Technology (DPT) to license its Low Pressure Oxo process technology to enable the production of alcohols from the longer-chain alpha olefin components available.