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Process for production of acrylic acid

Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1974-03-29
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Granted: 1978-05-30
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Expires: 1994-03-29
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Abstract

Abstract A process for production of acrylic acid by the gas phase catalytic oxidation of acrolein with molecular oxygen in the presence of a catalyst, characterized in that the catalyst is a metal oxide catalyst containing as the metal elements Mo, V, Cu and X in a ratio of 12 : 0.1-16 : 0.1-8 : 0.01-12 as the number of atoms (wherein X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni and Mg), whereby acrylic acid can be produced at a greatly lowered reaction temperature in a markedly increased yield with an improved perpass yield.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tatsuo Shiraishi
  • 👤 Susumu Kishiwada
  • 👤 Yoshihiko Nagaoka

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70; B01J23/76; B01J23/84; B01J23/85; B01J23/88; B01J23/887; B01J23/8877; C; C07; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/16; C07C51/21; C07C51/25; C07C51/252; B01J2523/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
A process for the production of acrylic acid by the gas phase catalytic oxidation of acrolein with molecular oxygen which comprises contacting a gaseous mixture comprising acrolein and molecular oxygen with a catalyst consisting essentially of a metal oxide composition having the formula: Mo.sub.12 V.sub.0.1-16 Cu.sub.0.1-8 X.sub.0.01-12 O.sub.a, wherein X is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co and Ni and a is a number determined by the valence requirements of the other atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 79 words
A process for the production of acrylic acid by the gas phase catalytic oxidation of acrolein with molecular oxygen which comprises contacting a gaseous mixture comprising acrolein and molecular oxygen with a catalyst consisting essentially of a metal oxide composition having the formula: Mo.sub.12 V.sub.0.1-16 Cu.sub.0.1-8 X.sub.0.01-12 O.sub.a, wherein X is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co and Ni and a is a number determined by the valence requirements of the other atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the metal oxide composition has the formula: Mo.sub.12 V.sub.0.5-12 Cu.sub.0.2-6 X.sub.0.05-8 O.sub.a .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 13 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the gaseous mixture also contains steam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process according to claim 3, wherein the gaseous mixture contains from 20 to 70 mol % of steam.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the contact is effected at a temperature of 200° to 400° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the contact is effected at a space velocity of 300 to 12,000 hr -1 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the metal oxide catalyst is supported on an inert carrier.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 30 words
The process according to claim 7, wherein said carrier is selected from the group consisting of silica sol, silica gel, alumina, alumina silicate, silicon carbide, diatomaceous earth and titanium oxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 26 words
The process according to claim 8, wherein the amount of the carrier is from 5 to 90% by weight based on the weight of the catalyst.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 25 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the gaseous mixture comprises acrolein, molecular oxygen and steam in a proportion of 0.5-10:0.5-20:0-90 by mol %, respectively.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3087964A Cited
FR1366301A Cited
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