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Process for the preparation of acetic acid

US4661631A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 1983
Grant dateApr 28, 1987
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C51/12
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Acetic acid is produced by reacting methanol with carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrogen, in the presence of a catalyst comprising a molybdenum-nickel or a tungsten-nickel cocatalyst component, in the presence of an iodide, and in the presence of a promoter comprising an organo-phosphorus compound or an organo-nitrogen compound, the ratio of the partial pressure of hydrogen to the partial pressure of carbon monoxide in the reaction zone being 0.05 to 0.4.

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