Vinyl acetate catalyst comprising palladium and gold deposited on a copper containing carrier
US5968869A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C67/055
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A catalyst for the production of vinyl acetate by reaction of ethylene, oxygen and acetic acid comprising a porous support on the porous surfaces of which is deposited metallic copper in a zone surrounded by deposits of catalytically effective amounts of metallic palladium and gold, neither of which is substantially intermingled with said copper. Methods for preparing the catalyst and for synthesizing vinyl acetate utilizing the catalyst are also disclosed.
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