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Catalysts and processes for the preparation of unsaturated nitriles

US4035410A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 1975
Grant dateJul 12, 1977
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Expiry dateMar 25, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/52
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Catalysts for the preparation of unsaturated nitriles by the ammoxidation of olefins, such catalysts being oxides of antimony and of tin together with one or more polyvalent metal oxides and one or more monovalent metal compositions of the general formula EQU Sb.sub.a Sn.sub.b (Me.sub.c).sub.m (A.sub.d).sub.n O.sub.e (I) wherein Me represents a polyvalent metal and A a monovalent metal; a is from one to ten, b is from one to ten, c is from 0.01 to five, and d is from 0.01 to five; m and n are integers equal to or greater than one; and e is the number of oxygen atoms combined with the metallic elements, together with processes for preparing nitriles by ammoxidation of olefins, especially acrylonitrile from propylene, utilizing such ammoxidation catalysts.

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