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US 2018/0304245 A1Published application
Carbonylation catalyst and process
AssigneeBP Chemicals Limited
InventorJohn Glenn SUNLEY
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Abstract
A catalyst and process for the production of methyl acetate by contacting dimethyl ether and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst which is a zeolite of micropore volume of 0.01 ml/g or less.
Claims23
A catalyst for the carbonylation of dimethyl ether with carbon monoxide to produce methyl acetate wherein the catalyst comprises a zeolite of micropore volume of 0.01 ml/g or less and which zeolite contains at least one channel which is defined by an 8-member ring.
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