Abstract:
This invention relates to a process, comprising reacting ethylene and oxygen or a source of oxygen in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor to form a product comprising ethylene oxide, wherein the catalyst contains silver or silver compound and a support and the catalyst is in the form of particulate solids having a mean particle diameter from 1 to 1000 μm and wherein the molar ratio of oxygen to ethylene is from 1:4 to 10:1.
Abstract:
A supported silver catalyst having a novel promoter combination for preparing alkylene oxides is provided. A process for producing the catalyst, the use of the catalyst for the oxidation of alkylenes to alkylene oxides, and a process for preparing ethylene oxide from ethylene in the presence of the catalyst are also provided.
Abstract:
Disclosed a shaped catalyst body for preparing ethylene oxide, which comprises at least silver and rhenium applied to an alumina support, and also a process for producing it, wherein the alumina support has the geometry of a hollow cylinder and the shaped catalyst body has a rhenium content C R and C R /ppm by weight, based on the wall thickness of the hollow cylinder d w in mm, and calculated as element, in the range 120≤C R /d w ≤200.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a catalyst used for oxidizing ethylene to obtain ethylene oxide, comprising the steps of a) providing a carrier that has a temperature T 0 , contains aluminum oxide, and is impregnated with silver or a compound containing silver; and b) heating the impregnated carrier from temperature T 0 to a temperature T 1 at a minimum heating rate of 30 K/min. The invention also relates to the catalyst obtained using said method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing a supported silver catalyst, having the following steps: (a) reacting oxalic acid with an alkali metal base in a solvent, preferably water, up to the second equivalence point of the oxalic acid, thereby obtaining alkali metal oxalate; (b) reacting the alkali metal oxalate obtained according to (a) with a silver salt in a solvent, preferably water, thereby obtaining silver oxalate; (c) complexing the silver oxalate obtained according to (b) with a diamine compound in a solvent, preferably water, thereby obtaining a diamine-silver oxalate complex.
Abstract:
The use of a zeolite catalyst comprising at least one transition metal and in addition sulfur and/or phosphorus atoms for reducing the content of nitrogen oxides in a gas is provided, and a process for reducing the content of nitrogen oxides in a gas by bringing this gas into contact with such a zeolite catalyst is also provided.
Abstract:
Supported catalysts comprising noble metals, which can be obtained by a) applying colloidal noble metal in the form of a colloidal solution onto a carrier material, optionally mixed with additives acting as promoters, b1) drying the obtained product at 150 to 350°C, or b2) drying the obtained product at 150 to 350°C and subsequently calcining it at 350 to 550°C, for epoxidation or oxidative dehydrogenation. The invention further relates to a method for the production thereof, to the use thereof, and to the use of colloidal noble metals for producing supported catalysts.