Catalyst for the epoxidation of alkenes
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsTobias Rosendahl, Torsten Mäurer, Dirk Hensel, Andreas Lehr
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a catalyst for preparing alkylene oxides, which is a supported silver catalyst having a novel promoter combination. The present invention further relates to a process for producing the catalyst and the use of the catalyst for the oxidation of alkylenes to alkylene oxides. In addition, the present invention relates to a process for preparing ethylene oxide from ethylene, which comprises the oxidation of ethylene in the presence of the stated catalyst.
Claims17
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A tungsten-free catalyst for the epoxidation of alkenes, which comprises silver, molybdenum and tin applied to a support.
A process for producing tungsten-free catalysts for the epoxidation of alkenes, which comprises applying silver, molybdenum and tin to a support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.