Vinyl acetate catalyst preparation method
US5314858A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C67/055
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of preparing a catalyst particularly useful in the reaction of ethylene, oxygen and acetic acid in the vapor phase to form vinyl acetate comprises impregnating a porous support with water soluble salts of palladium and gold, fixing the palladium and gold on the support as water insoluble compounds by contacting the salt-impregnated support with a reactive solution in two separate fixing stages wherein the treated support is dried and allowed to stand prior to treatment in the second stage to precipitate the insoluble compounds on the support and reducing the insoluble compounds to free palladium and gold. The catalysts prepared in this manner have been shown to provide improvement with respect to reduced selectivity to CO.sub.2 during the vinyl acetate forming reaction.
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