Abstract:
A process for preparing a catalyst comprising silver on a support, which process comprises - depositing silver on the support, and - depositing on the support a base having a pKb of at most 3.5 when measured in water at 25 °C, in a quantity of at least 50 mmole per kg of the support, simultaneously with or later than depositing silver on the support; the catalyst; and a process for preparing an olefin oxide by reacting an olefin with oxygen in the presence of the catalyst.
Abstract:
A process for treating a supported epoxidation catalyst comprising silver in a quantity of at most 0.15 g per m2 surface area of the support, which process comprises: - contacting the catalyst, or a precursor of the catalyst comprising silver in cationic form, with a treatment feed comprising oxygen at a catalyst temperature of at least 350°C for a duration of at least 5 minutes; the catalyst; a process for the epoxidation of an olefin; and a process for producing a 1,2-diol, 1,2-diolether, or an alkanolamine.