摘要:
In a process for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of hydrocarbons having at least four carbon atoms using oxygen-containing gases in the presence of a volatile phosphorus compound over a catalyst comprising vanadium, phosphorus and oxygen in a shell-and-tube reactor unit having at least two successive cooled reaction zones, the temperature of the first reaction zone is from 350 to 450° C. and the temperature of the second and further reaction zones is from 350 to 480° C. and the temperature difference between the hottest reaction zone and the coolest reaction zone is at least 2° C.
摘要:
A catalyst used in a process for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms by means of oxygen-containing gases comprises a catalytically active composition comprising vanadium, phosphorus and oxygen and has a essentially hollow cylindrical structure in which (a) the ratio of the height h to the diameter of the continuous hole d2 is not more than 1.5 and (b) the ratio of the geometric surface area Ageo to the geometric volume Vgeo is at least 2 mm−1.
摘要:
A process for preparing a vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen catalyst precursor for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms, which comprises (a) reacting vanadium pentoxide with from 102 to 110% strength phosphoric acid in the presence of a primary or secondary, noncyclic or cyclic, unbranched or branched, saturated alcohol having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms in a temperature range from 80 to 160° C.; (b) isolating the precipitate formed; (c) setting an organic carbon content of ≦1.1% by weight in the isolated precipitate by heat treatment in a temperature range from 250 to 350° C., the heat-treated product, following the addition of 3.0% by weight of graphite, giving a powder X-ray diffraction diagram which in the 2θ region features a ratio of the height of the peak of any pyrophosphate phase present at 28.5° to the height of the peak due to the graphite at 26.6° of ≦0.1; and (d) shaping the heat-treated product obtained from step (c) into particles having an averaged diameter of at least 2 mm; a catalyst precursor obtainable from this process; a process for preparing a catalyst from the catalyst precursor; a catalyst obtainable from that process; and also a process for preparing maleic anhydride over that catalyst.
摘要:
A process for preparing a vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen catalyst precursor for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms, by reacting vanadium pentoxide (I) in the presence of a primary or secondary, noncyclic or cyclic, unbranched or branched, saturated alcohol having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms (II) with a pentavalent or trivalent phosphorus compound (III) in a temperature range from 80 to 160° C. with stirring and subsequently filtering the resultant suspension, in which (a) the way in which the phosphorus compound (III) and the vanadium pentoxide (I) are combined in the presence of the alcohol (II), (b) the action of a stirring power of from 0.01 to 0.6 W/kg suspension, and/or (c) the filtration at a temperature from 65° C. to 160° C. are used to set a filtration resistance αH·η of
摘要:
A process for preparing a vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen catalyst precursor for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms, which comprises (a) reacting vanadium pentoxide with from 102 to 110% strength phosphoric acid in the presence of a primary or secondary, noncyclic or cyclic, unbranched or branched, saturated alcohol having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms in a temperature range from 80 to 160° C.; (b) isolating the precipitate formed; (c) setting an organic carbon content of ≦1.1% by weight in the isolated precipitate by heat treatment in a temperature range from 250 to 350° C., the heat-treated product, following the addition of 3.0% by weight of graphite, giving a powder X-ray diffraction diagram which in the 2θ region features a ratio of the height of the peak of any pyrophosphate phase present at 28.5° to the height of the peak due to the graphite at 26.6° of ≦0.1; and (d) shaping the heat-treated product obtained from step (c) into particles having an averaged diameter of at least 2 mm; a catalyst precursor obtainable from this process; a process for preparing a catalyst from the catalyst precursor; a catalyst obtainable from that process; and also a process for preparing maleic anhydride over that catalyst.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method for producing a catalyst containing vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen, which is used for oxidizing the gas phase of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms to maleic anhydride. According to the inventive method, a corresponding catalyst precursor which contains vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen and is provided with particles having an average diameter of at least 2 mm is converted into a catalytically active form by means of calcination, and a flow of the catalyst precursor is transported on a conveyor belt across at least one calcination area over a distance ln at an essentially steady speed in order to be calcinated. The variation over time of the gas temperature in relation to the set point value amounts to ≦5 ° C. at each position in the area of the flow of the catalyst precursor, which lies within the second half ln/2 of the calcination area, while the local difference in the gas temperature between any positions in the area of the flow of the catalyst precursor, which is located within the second half lnn/2 of the calcination area, amounts to ≦5 ° C.
摘要:
A process for preparing a vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen catalyst precursor for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms, by reacting vanadium pentoxide (I) in the presence of a primary or secondary, noncyclic or cyclic, unbranched or branched, saturated alcohol having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms (II) with a pentavalent or trivalent phosphorus compound (III) in a temperature range from 80 to 160° C. with stirring and subsequently filtering the resultant suspension, in which (a) the way in which the phosphorus compound (III) and the vanadium pentoxide (I) are combined in the presence of the alcohol (II), (b) the action of a stirring power of from 0.01 to 0.6 W/kg suspension, and/or (c) the filtration at a temperature from 65° C. to 160° C. are used to set a filtration resistance αH·η of
摘要:
Disclosed is a method for producing a catalyst containing vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen, which is used for oxidizing the gas phase of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms to maleic anhydride. According to the inventive method, a corresponding catalyst precursor which contains vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen and is provided with particles having an average diameter of at least 2 mm is converted into a catalytically active form by means of calcination, and a flow of the catalyst precursor is transported on a conveyor belt across at least one calcination area over a distance 1n at an essentially steady speed in order to be calcinated. The variation over time of the gas temperature in relation to the set point value amounts to ≦5° C. at each position in the area of the flow of the catalyst precursor, which lies within the second half 1n/2 of the calcination area, while the local difference in the gas temperature between any positions in the area of the flow of the catalyst precursor, which is located within the second half 1n/2 of the calcination area, amounts to ≦5° C.
摘要:
Process for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of hydrocarbons having at least four carbon atoms by means of oxygen-containing gases at from 350 to 500° C. in the presence of a volatile phosphorus compound over a vanadium-, phosphorus- and oxygen-containing catalyst in a shell-and-tube reactor unit having at least one reaction zone cooled by means of a heat transfer medium, in which the temperature and/or the amount of the heat transfer medium flowing into the first (relative to the feed direction) reaction zone are set so that the mean temperature of the heat transfer medium in the first reaction zone TSB(1st zone), which is calculated as the mean of the inflow temperature and the outflow temperature of the heat transfer medium, is in accordance with the formulae (I) and (II) TSB(1st zone)≦TR(1st zone)−TSafety(1st zone) (I) TSB, Ymax(1st zone)−TA(1st zone)≦TSB(1st zone)≦TSB, Ymax(1st zone)+TB(1st zone), (II) where TR(1st zone) is the runaway temperature of the first reaction zone; TSafety(1st zone) is the safety temperature of the first reaction zone and has a value of 1° C.; TSB, Ymax(1st zone) is the mean temperature of the heat transfer medium in the first reaction zone at which the maximum maleic anhydride yield is achieved in the range TSB(1st zone)≦TR(1st zone); TA(1st zone) is 20° C.; and TB(1st zone) is 10° C.
摘要:
Process for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of hydrocarbons having at least four carbon atoms by means of oxygen-containing gases at from 350 to 500° C. in the presence of a volatile phosphorus compound over a vanadium-, phosphorus- and oxygen-containing catalyst in a shell-and-tube reactor unit having at least one reaction zone cooled by means of a heat transfer medium, in which the temperature and/or the amount of the heat transfer medium flowing into the first (relative to the feed direction) reaction zone are set so that the mean temperature of the heat transfer medium in the first reaction zone TSB(1st zone), which is calculated as the mean of the inflow temperature and the outflow temperature of the heat transfer medium, is in accordance with the formulae (I) and (II) TSB(1st zone)≦TR(1st zone)−TSafety(1st zone) (I) TSB, Ymax(1st zone)−TA(1st zone)≦TSB(1st zone)≦TSB, Ymax(1st zone)+TB(1st zone) (II), where TR(1st zone) is the runaway temperature of the first reaction zone; TSafety(1st zone) is the safety temperature of the first reaction zone and has a value of 1° C.; TSB, Ymax(1st zone) is the mean temperature of the heat transfer medium in the first reaction zone at which the maximum maleic anhydride yield is achieved in the range TSB(1st zone)≦TR(1st zone); TA(1st zone) is 20° C.; and TB(1st zone) is 10° C.