Process for the acetoxylation of olefins
US5817866A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C67/055
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the production of vinyl acetate which comprises reacting at elevated temperature in a fluid bed reactor ethylene, acetic acid and an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a fluid bed catalyst material wherein a liquid is introduced into the fluidised bed reactor for the purpose of removing heat therefrom by evaporation of the liquid.
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