Catalyst composition and use thereof in ethane oxidation
OwnerJames Brazdil, Richard George +1inventors
InventorsJames Brazdil, Richard George, Bruce Rosen
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Abstract
A catalyst composition and its use for the oxidation of ethane to ethylene and acetic acid which comprises (i) a support, and (ii) in combination with oxygen, the elements molybdenum, vanadium and niobium, optionally tungsten and a component Z, which is one or more metals of Group 14 of the Periodic Table of Elements; a, b, c, d and e represent the gram atom ratios of the elements Mo, W, Z, V and Nb respectively, such that 0<a≦1; 0≦b<1 and a+b=1; 0.05<c≦2; 0<d≦2; and 0<e≦1.
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A catalyst composition for the oxidation of ethane, and optionally ethylene, to acetic acid and ethylene, which catalyst composition comprises (i) a support, and (ii), in combination with oxygen, the elements molybdenum, vanadium and niobium, optionally tungsten and a component Z, which is one or more metals of Group 14 of the Periodic Table of Elements;
- wherein a, b, c, d and e represent the gram atom ratios of the elements Mo, W, Z, V and Nb respectively, such that:
- 0<a≦1;0≦b<1 and a+b=1;
- 0.05<c≦2;
- 0<d≦2;
- and
- 0<e≦1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.