Method of heterogeneous catalyzed vapor-phase oxidation of propane to acrolein and/or acrylic acid

US6541664B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Harald Jachow · Worms, DE
• Andreas Tenten · Maikammer, DE
• Signe Unverricht · Mannheim, DE
• Heiko Arnold · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 13, 2000
• Grant date: Apr 1, 2003
• Expiry date: Apr 13, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01J2523/00
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

In a process for heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation, a reaction gas starting mixture comprising propane, molecular oxygen and, if desired, inert gas is passed at from 300 to 500° C. over a fixed-bed catalyst.