Catalyst and process for preparing maleic anhydride from C.sub.4 hydrocarbons
AssigneePetro-Tex Chemical Corporation
InventorsRalph O. Kerr, Bruno J. Barone
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Abstract
A catalyst complex useful for converting normal C.sub.4 hydrocarbons to maleic anhydride in vapor phase comprising as components vanadium, phosphorus, copper, an element selected from the group of Te, Zr, Ni, Ce, W, Pd, Ag, Mn, Cr, Zn, Mo, Re, Sm, La, Hf, Ta, Th, Co, U, and Sn, preferably with an alkali or alkaline earth metal.
Claims3
An improved vanadium-phosphorus-oxygen catalyst complex for the oxidation of n-C.sub.4 hydrocarbons to produce maleic anhydride, consisting essentially of active components in the atom ratios vanadium 1 :
- phosphorus 0.90 to 1.3 :
- copper 0.005 to 0.3 :
- Me 0.005 to 0.25 wherein Me consists essentially of Te said catalyst complex further containing as an active component an alkali or alkaline earth metal in the atomic ratio of 0.001 to 0.1 per atom of V.
An improved vanadium-phosphorous-oxygen catalyst complex for the oxidation of n-C.sub.4 hydrocarbons to produce maleic anhydride, consisting essentially of active components in the atom ratios vanadium 1 :
- phosphorus 0.90 to 1.3 :
- copper 0.005 to 0.3 :
- Me 0.005 to 0.25 wherein Me is Te and Hf.
An improved vanadium-phosphorus-oxygen catalyst complex for the oxidation of n-C.sub.4 hydrocarbons to produce maleic anhydride, consisting essentially of active components in the atom ratios vanadium 1 :
- phosphorus 0.90 to 1.3 :
- copper 0.005 to 0.3 :
- Me 0.005 to 0.25 wherein Me consists essentially of U.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.