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Process for the selective preparation of acetic acid using a molybdenum and palladium based catalytic oxide

USRE39074E1 · kind E1 · reissue

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Assignee

CELANESE CHEMICALS EUROPE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Holger Borchert · Offstein, DE
Uwe Dingerdissen · Seeheim-Jugenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 16, 1997
Grant date	Apr 18, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 16, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC —)General

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for the selective preparation of acetic acid from a gaseous feed comprising ethane, ethylene or mixtures thereof plus oxygen at elevated temperature, which comprises bringing the gaseous feed into contact with a catalyst comprising the elements Mo, Pd, X and Y in gram atom ratios a:b:c:d in combination with oxygenMoaPdbXcYd (I)where the symbols X and Y have the following meanings:

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