Patent number: 7015355
Abstract: A method for the selective production of acetic acid from a gas-phase feed of ethane, ethylene, or mixtures thereof and oxygen at elevated temperatures. The gas-phase feed is brought into contact with a catalyst, containing the elements Mo, Pd, X and Y in the gram atom ratios a:b:c: in combination with oxygen according to formula (I): MOaPdbXcYd. The symbols X and Y have the following meanings: X=one or several elements chosen from the group Cr, Mn, Nb, Ta, Ti, V, Te and W; Y=one or several elements chosen from the group B, Al, Ga, In, Pt, Zn, Cd, Bi, Ce, Co, Rh, Ir, Cu, Ag, Au, Fe, Fu, Os, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Nb, Zr, Hf, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Si, Sn, Ti and U: the indices a, b, c, d and x=the gram atom ration for the corresponding elements, where: a=1; b—0.0001 to 0.01; c=0.4 to 1; and d=0.005 to 1, wherein the space-time yield for the above oxidation to yield acetic acid is 470 kg/(hm3) and the selectivity of the oxidative reaction of ethane and/or ethylene to give acetic acid is, in particular, ?70 mol %.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 3, 2001
Date of Patent:
March 21, 2006
Assignee:
Celanese International Corporation
Inventors:
Sabine Zeyss, Uwe Dingerdissen
Patent number: RE39074
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the selective preparation of acetic acid from a gaseous feed comprising ethane, ethylene or mixtures thereof plus oxygen at elevated temperature, which comprises bringing the gaseous feed into contact with a catalyst comprising the elements Mo, Pd, X and Y in gram atom ratios a:b:c:d in combination with oxygen MoaPdbXcYd??(I) where the symbols X and Y have the following meanings: X is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: Cr, Mn, Nb, Ta, Ti, V, Te and/or W, in particular Nb, V and W; Y is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: B, Al, Ga, In, Pt, Zn, Cd, Bi, Ce, Co, Cu, Rh, Ir, Au, Ag, Fe, Ru, Os, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zr, Hf, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Si, Sn, TI and U, in particular Ca, Sb, Te and Li. The present invention further provides a catalyst for the selective preparation of acetic acid comprising the elements Mo, Pd, X and Y in the gram atom ratios a:b:c:d in combination with oxygen.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 16, 1997
Date of Patent:
April 18, 2006
Assignee:
Celanese Chemicals Europe GmbH
Inventors:
Holger Borchert, Uwe Dingerdissen