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Process for selectively hydrogenating acetylene in a mixture of acetylene and ethylene

US4571442A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 19, 1984
Grant dateFeb 18, 1986
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2004

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

Abstract

Acetylene is selectively hydrogenated by passing a mixture of acetylene and ethylene with a hydrocarbon liquid phase through a bed of a palladium-on-alumina catalyst. The liquid phase comprises an aromatic hydrocarbon and a primary or secondary amine.

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