VINYL ACETATE CATALYST AND SUPPORT

A microspheroidal support for the manufacture of a vinyl acetate catalyst which support comprises substantially inert microspheroidal particles of a mixture of silica and 0.5 to 5 wt % (based on the total weight of the support) of aluminium oxide. A vinyl acetate catalyst comprising the microspheroi...

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Main Authors ALLAN, ROBERT EDWARD, SALEM, GEORGE FREDERICK, WILLIAMS, BRUCE LEO, COUVES, JOHN WILLIAM
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 12.03.2008
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ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A microspheroidal support for the manufacture of a vinyl acetate catalyst which support comprises substantially inert microspheroidal particles of a mixture of silica and 0.5 to 5 wt % (based on the total weight of the support) of aluminium oxide. A vinyl acetate catalyst comprising the microspheroidal support, palladium, at least one metal, M, selected from the group consisting of gold, cerium, copper and mixtures thereof and at least one metal. A, selected from the group consisting of Group I, Group II, lanthanide and transition metal promoters.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20060744152