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Palladium, gold and boron catalyst and process for the preparation of vinyl acetate

US6114571A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Celanese GmbH · US

Inventors

Roland Abel · Oberhausen, DE
Ioan Nicolau · Port Aransas, US
Erich Hopf · Grundau, DE
Rainer Kiemel · Langenselbold, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 2, 1998
Grant date	Sep 5, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 2, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07C67/055
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A catalyst for preparing vinyl acetate in the gas phase from ethylene, acetic acid and oxygen or oxygen-containing gases with, at the same time, low-high boiler formation which catalyst comprises palladium and/or its compounds, gold and/or its compounds, moron or boron compounds and alkali metal compounds on a particular support.

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