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Method for preparing an oxidation catalyst

US4149992A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 1976
Grant dateApr 17, 1979
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Expiry dateJun 21, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C51/215
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In a method for preparing a phosphorus-vanadium-oxygen catalyst wherein a pentavalent vanadium compound and a trivalent phosphorus compound are brought together in a liquid reaction zone under conditions to provide a substantial amount of tetravalent vanadium and to form a phosphorus-vanadium-oxygen catalyst precursor having a phosphorus to vanadium atom ratio between about 0.9:1 and about 2:1, the improvement of this invention comprises adding a sufficient amount of a surfactant to the liquid reaction zone to form a dispersion which comprises a liquid, the surfactant and a dispersoid of the phosphorus-vanadium-oxygen catalyst precursor.

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