Process for preparing delta-valerolactone in the gas phase

US8466299B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Rolf Pinkos · Bad Dürkheim, DE
• Christophe Bauduin · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Axel Paul · Lampertheim, DE
• Gerhard Fritz · Schifferstadt, DE
• Hans-Guenter Wagner · Havelsee, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 2, 2009
• Grant date: Jun 18, 2013
• Expiry date: Feb 17, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01J21/08
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The process relates to a process for preparing delta-valerolactone (VLO) in the gas phase by catalytic dehydrogenation over at least two different catalysts.