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US3106569A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Catalytic production of maleic and phthalic anhydride

Assignee: Monsanto Chemicals Ltd
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Filing: 1959-12-03
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Granted: 1963-10-08
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Expires: 1979-12-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Warn D Robinson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 20:28
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D307/00; C07D307/77; C07D307/87; C07D307/89; B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/16; B01J23/24; B01J23/28; C07D307/02; C07D307/34; C07D307/56; C07D307/60

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 90 words
IN A PROCESS OF PREPARING PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE BY THE CONTROLLED VAPOR PHASE CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF NAPHTHALENE, THE STEP COMPRISING PASSING A MIXTURE OF NAPHTHALENE AND AN OXYGEN CONTAINING GAS AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE THROUGH A CATALYST MASS COMPRISING A CARRIER SUPPORTING A MIXTURE OF OXIDES OF VANADIUM, MOLYBDENUM AND TITANIUM IN THE PROPORTIONS REPRESENTED BY THE ATOMIC PERCENTAGES OF SAID METALS OF FROM ABOUT 50 TO ABOUT 90 ATOMIC PERCENT VANADIUM, FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 45 ATOMIC PERCENT MOLYBDENUM AND FROM ABOUT 2 TO ABOUT 30 ATOMIC PERCENT TITANIUM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
IN A PROCESS FOR PREPARING MALEIC ANHYDRIDE BY THE CONTROLLED VAPOR PHASE CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF BENZENE, THE STEP COMPRISING PASSING A MIXTURE OF BENZENE AND AN OXYGEN CONTAINING GAS AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 300* TO 600*C. THROUGH A CATALYST CONTACT MASS WHICH COMPRISES AN INERT CARRIER BODY COMPOSED OF FUSED FINELY DIVIDED SILICA AND FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES OF A REFRACTORY GLASS, SUPPORTING A MIXTURE OF OXIDES OF VANADIUM, MOLYBDENUM AND TITANIUM IN THE PROPORTIONS REPRESENTED BY THE ATOMIC PERCENTAGES FROM SAID METALS OF FROM 50 TO 90 ATOMIC PERCENT OF VANADIUM, FROM 5 TO 45 ATOMIC PERCENT OF MOLYBDENUM AND FROM 3 TO 15 ATOMIC PERCENT OF TITANIUM.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-10-07 1967-04-08 1967-10-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-10-07 1971-04-08 1971-10-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-10-07 1975-04-08 1975-10-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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