OXO PROCESS


Meaning of OXO PROCESS in English

/ok"soh/ , Chem.

a process for producing carbonyl compounds, esp. alcohols and aldehydes, by adding, under high pressure, carbon monoxide and hydrogen to an olefin in the presence of a cobalt catalyst. Also called oxo reaction .

[ OX- + -O- ]

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