公开(公告)号：MY113465A

公开(公告)日：2002-03-30

申请号：MYPI19950450

申请日：1995-02-22

Applicant: THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY

Inventor： CIRJAK LARRY MICHAEL ,  WAGNER DAVID RUDOLPH ,  BLUM PATRICIA RAE ,  LEMANSKI MICHAEL FRANCIS ,  PEPERA MARC ANTHONY ,  PAPARIZOS CHRISTOS ,  BENKALOWYCZ NANCY CHRISTOFFERSON

IPC: B01J23/58 ,  B01J8/24 ,  C07C67/05 ,  B01J8/32 ,  B01J8/38 ,  B01J19/00 ,  C07B61/00 ,  C07C67/055 ,  C07C67/313 ,  C07C69/15

Abstract: A FLUID BED PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF VINYL ACETATE FROM ETHYLENE, ACETIC ACID AND OXYGEN COMPRISING FEEDING ETHYLENE AND ACETIC ACID INTO A FLUID BED REACTOR THROUGH ONE OR MORE INLETS, INTRODUCING THE OXYGEN INTO THE REACTOR THROUGH AT LEAST ONE FURTHER INLET, CO-JOINING THE OXYGEN, ETHYLENE AND ACETIC ACID IN THE REACT-OR IN CONTACT WITH A FLUID BED CATALYST TO PRODUCE VINYL ACETATE. THE PARTICLE SIZE DIAMETER OF THE PARTICULATE CATALYST MATERIAL PREFERABLY HAS A RANGE OF 60OF THE PARTICLES BEING BELOW 200 MICRONS (0.2 MM) WITH NO MORE THAN 40OF THE PARTICLES BEING BELOW 40 MICRONS (0.04 MM) .