EPOXIDATION PROCESS

A method for producing ethylene oxide comprising: a) providing one or more feed components, wherein the one or more feed components contains at least ethylene obtained by dehydrating ethanol; b) contacting the one or more feed components with an ethylene oxide catalyst bed disposed in a reactor tube...

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Main Author Padia Ashok S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.01.2018
Subjects
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOUNDS OF ALKALI METALS, i.e. LITHIUM, SODIUM, POTASSIUM,RUBIDIUM, CAESIUM, OR FRANCIUM
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method for producing ethylene oxide comprising: a) providing one or more feed components, wherein the one or more feed components contains at least ethylene obtained by dehydrating ethanol; b) contacting the one or more feed components with an ethylene oxide catalyst bed disposed in a reactor tube, the ethylene oxide catalyst bed comprising: (1) an upstream ethylene oxide catalyst having a first cesium concentration and (2) a downstream ethylene oxide catalyst having a second cesium concentration, wherein the first cesium concentration is higher than the second cesium concentration.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715651191