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PRODUCTION OF ESTERS
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Page/Page column 14, (2008/06/13)
This invention relates to a process for the hydroesterification of olefins in which a hydrocarbon stream containing olefins is reacted with CO and an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst to form a hydrocarbon stream containing esters, wherein the alcohol has more than one carbon atom. The hydroesterification reaction is typically carried out in the presence of a catalyst comprising cobalt and a nitrogen-containing additive such as pyridine and the olefins may be branched. The invention also relates to a process for preparing an alkoxylated ester suitable for use as a surfactant molecule in detergent formulations.