Abstract:
A process for the production of allyl acetate, which is useful for the production of allylic alcohol, wherein propylene, oxygen and acetic acid are reacted over a supported palladium catalyst, in the presence of water vapor and under control of the water: acetic acid ratio to yield a liquid product that separates into an upper, substantially pure allyl acetate, phase and a lower, substantially pure water, phase.
Abstract:
In the production of anthraquinone wherein naphthalene is oxidized to form naphthoquinone and phthalic anhydride, the naphthoquinone is reacted with butadiene to form tetrahydroanthraquinone, and the tetrahydroanthraquinone is reacted with oxygen to form anthraquinone, the improvement which comprises effecting the reaction of naphthoquinone with butadiene at an elevated temperature in the presence of naphthalene to produce a reaction mixture comprising naphthalene, tetrahydroanthraquinone and phthalic anhydride, separating the naphthalene from said reaction mixture, reacting the remaining mixture comprising tetrahydroanthraquinone and phthalic anhydride at an elevated temperature with molecular oxygen, and removing phthalic anhydride from the oxidation reaction mixture comprising anthraquinone and phthalic anhydride. Because the solvents in the several steps are naphthalene and phthalic anhydride and these are part of the system anyhow, obviously there is no contamination with extraneous materials. The equipment is simple and inexpensive and produces the desired material in high yield and purity.
Abstract:
Process for the complete saturation of a stream containing C2 to C4 hydrocarbons by hydrogenating such in a trickle phase over a fixed bed noble metal catalyst in the presence of a hydrogen atmosphere wherein about 0.3 to 3 parts of hydrogenation products per part of fresh feed are recycled in the process.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of hydrocarbon chlorides in the presence of hydrogen to hydrocarbons and hydrogen chloride wherein the process takes place in the gaseous phase and in the presence of rhodium-containing catalysts.
Abstract:
IMPROVEMENT IN A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF VINYL ESTERS BY REACTING ETHYLENE, LOWER CARBOXYLIC ACIDS WITH 2 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS AND OXYGEN IN THE GAS PHASE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND NORMAL OR ELEVATED PRESSURE, IN THE PRESENCE OF SUPPORTED CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF PALLADIUM, GOLD AND AN ALKALI METAL ACETATE ON A SILICIC ACID SUPPORT, WHICH IMPROVEMENT COMPRISES PREPARING THE CATALYST BY TREATING THE SUPPORT, SIMULTANEOUSLY OR SUCCESSIVELY OR IN COMBINATION WITH A SOLUTION A DND A SOLUTION B, THE SOLUTION A CONTAINING DISSOLVED SALTS OF PALLADIUM AND GOLD AND THE SOLUTION B CONTAINING COMPOUNDS WHICH ARE ABLE TO REACT ON THE CATALYST SUPPORT WITH THE NOBLE METAL SALTS OF THE SOLUTION A TO FORM WATER-IN-SOLUBLE NOBLE METAL COMPOUNDS WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF HALOGEN, SULPHUR AND NITROGEN, IMPREGNATING THE CATALYST SUPPORT WITH THE SOLUTIONS A AND B IR WITH THE COMBINED SOLUTION OF A AND B IN QUANITIES WHICH CORRESPOND TO FROM 1 TO 110% OF THE ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY OF THE CATALYST SUPPORT FOR THESE SOLUTIONS: SUBJECTING THE CATALYST SUPPORT IMPREGNATED WITH THE SOLUTIONS A AND B TO A TIME/ TEMPERATURE-TREATMENT WHICH IS SUCH THAT 95% AT LEAST OF THE IMTHE IMPREGNATED PALLADIUM AND 95% AT LEAST OF THE IMPREGNATED GOLD IS TRANSFORMED INTO WATER-INSOLUBLE NOBLE METAL COMPOUNDS, TREATING THE WATER-INSOLUBLE NOBLE COMPOUNDS WITH A REDUCING AGENT TO COVEY THESE COMPOUNDS SUBSTANTIALLY INTO THE CORRESPONDING NOBLE METALS AND REMOVING THE WATER-SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE CATALYST BY WASHING, AND APPLYING AN ALKALI METAL COMPOUND BEFORE OR AFTER THE TREATMENT WITH THE REDUCIING AGENTS, THE ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS CONSISTING OF ALKALI METAL CARBOXYLATES OR OF ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS WHICH ARE WHOLLY OR IN PART TRANSFORMED INTO ALKALI METAL CARBOXYLATES UNDER THE REACTION CONDITIONS.
Abstract:
HIGHLY ACITIVE CATALYSTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CATALYSTS SUITABLE FOR VINYL ESTER, E.G., VINYL ACETATE, PRODUCTION ARE PREPARED BY TREATING A CATALYST SUPPORT, SIMULTANIOUSLY OR IN EITHER SEQUENCE, WITH OR WITHOUT INTERMEDIATE DRYING, WITH: (A) A SOLUTON OF NOBLE METALS CONTAINING AT LEAST SALTS OF PALLADIUM AND GOLD, AND (B) A SOLUTION CONTAINING COMPOUNDS, E.G., GASES SUCH AS SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WHICH ARE ABLE TO REACT WITH THE NOBLE METAL SALTS OF THE SOLUTION (A) TO FORM WATER INSOLUBLE NOBLE METAL COMPOUNDS; IMPREGNATING THE CATALYST SUPPORT WITH SUCH QUANTITIES OF SOLUTIONS (A) AND (B) CORRESPONDING TO FROM 10 TO 110% OF THE ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY OF THE CATALYST SUPPORT FOR THESE SOLUTIONS; SUBJECTING THE IMPREGNATED CATALYST SUPPORT TO A TIME TEMPERATURE TREATMENT SUCH THAT AT LEAST 95% OF THE IMPREGNATED PALLADIUM AND GOLD ARE TRANSFORMED INTO WATER INSOLUBLE NOBLE METAL COMPOUNDS; REDUCING THE METAL COMPOUNDS TO THE NOBLE METAL WITH A REDUCING AGENT, E.G., ETHYLENE OR HYDRAZINE; REMOVING THE WATER-SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE CATALYST BY WASHING BEFORE OR AFTER THE REDUCTION STEP; AND OPTIONALLY TREATING THE RESULTING CATALYST WITH AN ALKALI METAL CARBOXYLATE, E.G., ACETATE, BEFORE OR AFTER THE TREATMENT WITH THE REDUCING AGENT.