Production of esters from alcohols
AssigneeCelanese Corporation
InventorThomas H. Vanderspurt
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Abstract
This invention provides a process for producing carboxylic esters in high yield by contacting alkanol in vapor phase with a novel silver-cadmium alloy catalyst.
Claims9
A process for producing alkyl alkanoate esters which comprises contacting primary alkanol in vapor phase with a silver-cadmium alloy catalyst at a temperature between about 250.degree. C and 600.degree. C, wherein the atomic ratio of silver to cadmium in the alloy is in the range of between about 0.1 and 3 to 1.
A process for producing alkyl alkanoate esters which comprises contacting primary alkanol in vapor phase with a silver-cadmium-zinc alloy catalyst at a temperature between about 250.degree. C and 600.degree. C, wherein the atomic ratio of silver to cadmium in the alloy is in the range of between about 0.1 and 3 to 1, and the zinc is contained in the alloy in a quantity between about 0.001 and 30 weight percent based on the total weight of alloy.
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