Hydroperoxide decomposition processes
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsJoe Douglas Druliner, Norman Herron
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Abstract
An improved process for decomposing alkyl or aromatic hydroperoxides to form a decomposition reaction mixture containing the corresponding alcohol and ketone. The improvement relates to decomposing the hydroperoxide by contacting the hydroperoxide with a catalytic amount of a heterogeneous catalyst of Nb or Hf hydroxide or oxide. The improvement also relates to decomposing a secondary hydroperoxide by contacting the secondary hydroperoxide with a catalytic amount of a heterogeneous catalyst of Zr or Ti hydroxide or oxide. The catalysts may optionally be supported on SiO2, Al2O3, carbon or TiO2.
Claims10
An improved process for decomposing a hydroperoxide to form a decomposition reaction mixture containing a corresponding alcohol and ketone, the improvement comprising decomposing the hydroperoxide by contacting the hydroperoxide with a catalytic amount of a heterogeneous catalyst selected from the group consisting of Nb hydroxides or oxides.
The process according to claim I wherein the heterogenous catalyst is supported on a catalyst support selected from the group consisting of SiO2, Al2O3, carbon and TiO2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.