Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a fluid bed vinyl acetate (VAM) catalyst comprising impregnating a support comprising a mixture of substantially inert microspheroidal particles with a solution comprising a halide-free metal salt of Pd and M, wherein M comprises Ba, Au, La, Nb, Ce, Zn, Pb, Ca, Sr, Sb or mixtures thereof, reducing the metal salts to form a deposit of Pd and M on the support surface and impregnating the support with at least one halide-free alkali metal salt. At least 50% of the particles used for the microspheroidal support have a particle size below 100 microns, preferably below 60 microns. The pore volume of these particles is from 0.2 to 0.7cm³/g and the surface area is from 100 to 200 m²/g.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a fluid bed vinyl acetate (VAM) catalyst comprising impregnating a support comprising a mixture of substantially inert microspheroidal particles with a solution comprising a halide-free metal salt of Pd and M, wherein M comprises Ba, Au, La, Nb, Ce, Zn, Pb, Ca, Sr, Sb or mixtures thereof, reducing the metal salts to form a deposit of Pd and M on the support surface and impregnating the support with at least one halide-free alkali metal salt. At least 50% of the particles used for the microspheroidal support have a particle size below 100 microns, preferably below 60 microns. The pore volume of these particles is from 0.2 to 0.7cm³/g and the surface area is from 100 to 200 m²/g.
Abstract:
A process of producing a fluid bed oxacylation catalyst for olefins and diolefins having the following formula Pd-M-A where
M = Ba, Au, Cd, Bi, Cu, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, U or mixtures thereof, A = an alkali metal or mixture thereof, and M is present in the range of from 0 to 5 wt%, A is present in the range of greater than 0 to 10 wt%, comprising milling a fixed bed oxacylation catalyst precursor comprising Pd-M on a fixed support with a fluid bed catalyst binder material to form a uniform slurry, drying the slurry to form microspheroidal particles of solid fluid bed catalyst precursor and optionally impregnating the microspheroidal particles with a solution of alkali metal salt to form the fluid bed catalyst. The catalyst is particularly useful in the manufacture of vinyl acetate from ethylene, acetic acid and oxygen.
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 reactor 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 60% of the particles being below 200 microns (0.2 mm) with no more than 40% of the particles being below 40 microns (0.04 mm).
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a fluid bed vinyl acetate (VAM) catalyst comprising impregnating a support comprising a mixture of substantially inert microspheroidal particles with a solution comprising a halide-free metal salt of Pd and M, wherein M comprises Ba, Au, La, Nb, Ce, Zn, Pb, Ca, Sr, Sb or mixtures thereof, reducing the metal salts to form a deposit of Pd and M on the support surface and impregnating the support with at least one halide-free alkali metal salt. At least 50% of the particles used for the microspheroidal support have a particle size below 100 microns, preferably below 60 microns.
Abstract:
A method of preparing a V a Sb b M m N n O x catalyst useful in the ammoxidation of a C 2 -C 5 hydrocarbon to its corresponding α, β unsaturated nitrile comprising heating an aqueous mixture comprising V 2 O 5 and Sb 2 O 3 at a temperature above about 100° to 250°C, preferably 110° to 175°C, most preferably 120° to 160°C, under autogenous pressure with agitation to form a catalyst precursor, drying the catalyst precursor and calcining the catalyst precursor to form the finished catalyst.