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Method of making maleic anhydride
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1987-04-06
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Granted: 1988-09-06
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Expires: 2007-04-06
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to highly attrition resistant catalysts, catalyst precursors and catalyst supports and to processes for making and using them.
Inventors
- 👤 Horacio E. Bergna
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 03:55
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/002; B01J27/00; B01J27/14; B01J27/186; B01J27/195; B01J27/198; B01J37/00; B01J37/0009; B01J37/0027; B01J37/0045; B01J37/08; B01J2523/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
Process for the production of maleic anhydride by the oxidation of a hydrocarbon in the presence of attrition resistant vanadium/phosphorus oxide catalyst particles having an SiO 2 -rich surface layer and prepared by the process comprising: (a) forming a slurry comprised of vanadium/phosphorous oxide catalyst precursor particles dispersed in an aqueous silicic acid solution equivalent to a concentration of SiO 2 not exceeding about 6 wt %, the relative amounts of the particles and silicic acid chosen so that the weight of the SiO 2 is about 3-15% of the total weight of the particles and the SiO 2 , the silicic acid containing silica having a particle size no greater than 5 nm; (b) spray drying the slurry of step (a) to form porous microspheres; and (c) calcining the spray dried microspheres of step (b) at an elevated temperature which is below the temperature which is substantially deleterious to the catalyst, to produce attrition resistant vanadium/phosphorous oxide catalyst particles having said SiO 2 -rich surface layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
Process for the production of maleic anhydride by the oxidation of a hydrocarbon in the presence of attrition resistant vanadium/phosphorus oxide catalyst particles having an SiO 2 -rich surface layer and prepared by the process comprising: (a) forming a slurry comprised of vanadium/phosphorous oxide catalyst precursor particles dispersed in an aqueous silicic acid solution equivalent to a concentration of SiO 2 not exceeding about 6 wt %, the relative amounts of the particles and silicic acid chosen so that the weight of the SiO 2 is about 3-15% of the total weight of the particles and the SiO 2 , the silicic acid containing silica having a particle size no greater than 5 nm; (b) spray drying the slurry of step (a) to form porous microspheres; and (c) calcining the spray dried microspheres of step (b) at an elevated temperature which is below the temperature which is substantially deleterious to the catalyst, to produce attrition resistant vanadium/phosphorous oxide catalyst particles having said SiO 2 -rich surface layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
Process of claim 1 wherein the hydrocarbon is n-butane which is admixed with air.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the aqueous silicic acid solution is equivalent to a concentration of SiO 2 not exceeding about 5 wt % and the weight of the SiO 2 is about 5-12% of the total weight of the particles and the SiO 2 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 3 wherein the weight of the SiO 2 is about 10% of the total weight of the particles and the SiO 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the vanadium/phosphorus oxide catalyst precursor particles have a particle size from about 0.5 μm to about 10 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the vanadium/phosphorus oxide catalyst precursor particles have a particle size from about 0.5 μm to about 3 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the spray dried catalyst precursor particles are calcined at about 375°-400° C.
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