Process for the production of acetic acid
US7342129B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C51/12
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the production of acetic acid by carbonylating methanol and/or a reactive derivative thereof with carbon monoxide in a carbonylation reactor containing a liquid reaction composition comprising an iridium carbonylation catalyst, methyl iodide co-catalyst, a finite concentration of water, acetic acid, methyl acetate, at least one promoter selected from ruthenium, osmium and rhenium and a stablising compound selected from the group consisting of alkali metal iodides, alkaline earth metal iodides, metal complexes capable of generating I−, salts capable of generating I−, and mixtures of two or more thereof wherein the molar ratio of promoter to iridium is greater than 2:1, and the molar ratio of stabilising compound to iridium is in the range [greater than 0 to 5]:1.
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