Process for producing methacrylic acid and a catalyst
US4273676A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2523/00
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A catalyst having a heteropoly-acid structure and the general formula: EQU Mo.sub.a V.sub.b P.sub.c Cu.sub.d X.sub.e O.sub.f wherein Mo, V, P, Cu and O represent respectively molybdenum, vanadium, phosphorus, copper and oxygen, X represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of tin, thorium, germanium, nickel, iron, cobalt, magnesium, zinc, titanium, lead, rhenium, zirconium and chromium and a, b, c, d, e and f represent the atomic ratio of the elements where, PA1 a is 10 PA1 b is a number of 3 or less than 3 excluding 0, PA1 c is a number of 0.5 to 3, PA1 d is a number of 3 or less than 3 excluding 0, PA1 e is a number of 3 or less than 3 excluding 0, PA1 f is a number determined depending on the valency and atomic ratio of other elements. There is also provided a process for producing methacrylic acid by oxidizing methacrolein with molecular oxygen or molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of the catalyst defined above.
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