Process for the production of maleic anhydride from butane

US3987063A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• UCB, Inc. · BE

Inventors

• Rene Lemal · Obourg, BE
• Jacques Vekemans · Brussels, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 1974
• Grant date: Oct 19, 1976
• Expiry date: Jul 31, 1994

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C51/215
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Process for the manufacture of maleic anhydride which comprises contacting in the vapor phase a mixture of butane and molecular oxygen with a catalyst comprising in chemical combination phosphorus, vanadium, oxygen and at least one metal activator selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel and cadmium as well as said catalyst used in this process.