A CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR THE SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF ETHANE
Application 1388/DEL/2004 published 2006-06-30, filed 2004-07-28
- A catalyst composition and its use for the selective oxidation of ethane to acetic acid and/or for the selective oxidation of ethylene to acetic acid which composition comprises in combination with oxygen the elements molybdenum, vanadium, niobium, gold in the absence of palladium according to the empirical formula: MoaWbAucVdNbeZf wherein Z is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of B, A1, Ga, In, Ge, Sn, Pb, Sb, Cu, Pt, Ag, Fe and Re; a, b, c, d, e and f represent the gram atom ratios of the elements such that: 0 phi c
Applicant
BP CHEMICALS LIMITED,
Britannic House, 1 Finsbury Circus, London EX2M 7BA , UK
Inventor
BRIAN ELLIS : NO
International Info
Classification: C07C 51/215 C 53/08
Priority Information
0124835.0 U.K. 2001-10-16
0218870.4 U.K. 2002-08-13