Abstract: A method for producing a vinyl acetate production catalyst containing a carrier, copper, palladium, gold, and an acetate, the method including in the following order: step 1) a step for impregnating the carrier with an alkaline solution; step 2) a step for contact-impregnating the carrier with a solution containing a compound containing copper, a compound containing palladium, and a compound containing gold; step 3) a step for performing reduction treatment; and step 4) a step for causing the carrier to carry the acetate.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an ethyl acetate production catalyst that has high producibility and exceptional catalytic performance, the catalyst being such that a heteropolyacid and/or a salt thereof is carried near the surface of a carrier. A method for producing an ethyl acetate production catalyst, the method including, in the stated order: (1) an impregnation step in which a silica carrier is impregnated with an aqueous solution of a heteropolyacid or a salt thereof, constituting 80-105 vol % of the saturation absorption capacity of the carrier, to form an impregnated body; and (2) a drying step in which the impregnated body is dried at a fixed-rate drying speed of 5-300 gH2O/kgsupcat·min.

Abstract: A fixed-bed multi-tubular reactor for producing an alkenyl acetate by a gas phase catalytic oxidation reaction of a lower olefin, acetic acid and oxygen including a plurality of reaction tubes, a thermometer protection tube inserted into at least one of the plurality of reaction tubes, a thermometer inserted into the thermometer protection tube, and a shield disposed above the reaction tube into which the thermometer protection tube is inserted and attached to the thermometer protection tube, wherein an effective projection region of the shield entirely covers the inlet opening of the reaction tube into which the thermometer protection tube is inserted.

Abstract: A fixed-bed multi-tubular reactor for producing an alkenyl acetate by a gas phase catalytic oxidation reaction of a lower olefin, acetic acid and oxygen including a plurality of reaction tubes, a thermometer protection tube inserted into at least one of the plurality of reaction tubes, a thermometer inserted into the thermometer protection tube, and a shield disposed above the reaction tube into which the thermometer protection tube is inserted and attached to the thermometer protection tube, wherein an effective projection region of the shield entirely covers the inlet opening of the reaction tube into which the thermometer protection tube is inserted.

Abstract: An allyl acetate production catalyst comprising at least (a) palladium, (b) gold, (c) a compound containing at least one element selected from copper, nickel, zinc and cobalt, (d) an alkali metal salt compound and (e) a carrier, is produced by a process comprising step 1 in which a homogeneous solution of a palladium-containing compound and a gold-containing compound is supported on a carrier by contact therewith, step 2 in which the carrier obtained in step 1 is contacted with an alkali solution for impregnation, step 3 in which the carrier obtained in step 2 is subjected to reduction treatment, and step 4 in which a compound containing at least one element selected from copper, nickel, zinc and cobalt and an alkali metal salt compound are supported onto the carrier obtained in step 3. The obtained allyl acetate production catalyst has minimal reduction in activity and improved selectivity, when used for production of allyl acetate from propylene, oxygen and acetic acid.