PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ACETIC ACID

IN A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ACETIC ACID BY CARBONYLATION OF METHANOL AND/OR A REACTIVE DERIVATIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF A GROUP VIII NOBLE MATEL CARBONYLATION CATALYST, METHYL IODIDE CO-CATALYST AT A CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST 2 WTOPTIONALLY AT LEAST ONE PROMOTER AT LEAST FINITE CONCENTRATION OF...

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Main Author MUSKETT, MICHAEL JAMES
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 31.12.2004
Subjects
ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
APPARATUS THEREFOR
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:IN A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ACETIC ACID BY CARBONYLATION OF METHANOL AND/OR A REACTIVE DERIVATIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF A GROUP VIII NOBLE MATEL CARBONYLATION CATALYST, METHYL IODIDE CO-CATALYST AT A CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST 2 WTOPTIONALLY AT LEAST ONE PROMOTER AT LEAST FINITE CONCENTRATION OF WATER, METHYL ACETATE AT A CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST 8W/W AND ACID PRODUCT, THE SEPARABILITY OF AN UPPER (AQUEOUS) LAYER AND A LOWER (ORGANIC) LAYER IN THE DECANTER OF THE LIGHT ENDS COLUMN IS ACHIEVED BY MAINTAINING THE CONCENTRATION OF ACETIC ACID IN THE CONDENSED OVERHEAD VAPOUR FRACTION PASSED TO THE DECANTER AT OR BELOW 8 WT
Bibliography:Application Number: MY1999PI03177