Process for the production of vinyl acetate
US6492299B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J37/16
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the production of vinyl acetate which comprises contacting ethylene, acetic acid and an oxygen-containing gas with a supported palladium catalyst prepared by a process comprising the steps of (a) impregnating a catalyst support with a palladium compound, (b) converting the palladium compound to substantially metallic palladium and (c) sintering the supported palladium at a temperature of greater than 500° C.
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