Method for producing propylene oxide

Abstract

A method for producing propylene oxide by reacting propylene with ethylbenzene hydroperoxide, wherein the reaction is conducted in the presence of a catalyst comprising a titanium-containing silicon oxide and satisfying all of the following conditions (1) to (6): (1) there is at least one peak showing a interplanar spacing (d) larger than 18 Å in X-ray diffraction; (2) an average pore size is 10 Å or more; (3) a pore size of 90% or more of the total pore volume is 5 to 200 Å; (4) a specific pore volume is 0.2 cm3/g or more; (5) a quaternary ammonium ion represented by the following general formula (I) is used as a template and then said template is removed by calcination operation: [NR1R2R3R4]+  (I) wherein R1 represents a linear or branched hydrocarbon chain having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, and R2 to R4 represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and (6) The catalyst has been subjected to silylation treatment.

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