Abstract:
CATALYSTS CONTAINING VANADIUM PENTOXIDE AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE FOR THE OXIDATION OF AROMATIC AND UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS TO CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, CONSISTING OF AN INERT NON-POROUS CARRIE WHICH IS COATED WITH A POROUS COMPOSITION CONTAINING 1 TO 15% BY WEIGHT OF VANADIUM PENTOXIDE AND 85 TO 99% BY WEIGHT OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE IN A LAYER HAVING A THICKNESS OF 0.02 TO 2 MM., PARTICULARLY 0.05 TO 1 MM., THE CATALYSTS HAVING A CONTENT OF VANADIUM PENTOXIDE OF 0.05 TO 3% BY WEIGHT AND THE COMPOSITION CONTAINING VANADIUM PENTOXIDE AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE HAVING BEEN APPLIED IN DISSOLVED OR SUSPENDED FORM TO A CARRIER WHICH HAS BEEN HEATED TO A TEMPERATURE OF 160* TO 500*C., PARTICULARLY 270* TO 500*C.