Process for the production of vinyl acetate
USRE37744E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
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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