The Standard Oil Company

Ann M Ebner

Raymond G Teller

Victor R Gupta

Christopher Bodolus

Joseph Peter Bartek

James R Brazdil

Disclosed is a process for the partial oxidation of propane to yield acrylic acid, propylene, acrolein and acetic acid by contacting propane in admixture with a molecular oxygen-containing gas in a reaction zone with an oxidic solid catalyst that

Process for oxidation of propane

High-temperature, attrition resistant, oxidation catalysts are disclosed. These catalysts are represented by the formula

Oxidation catalyst and processes using same

Oxidation catalyst amended by examiner

High-temperature, attrition resistant, oxidation catalysts are disclosed. These catalysts are represented by the formula AMO.sub.w [(DO.sub.x)(EO.sub.y)a]z wherein A is an alkali or alkaline earth metal; M is V, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu or a mixture of two or more thereof; D is Zr, Ti, Hf, Ce, Th, Pr, Nb, Ta, W, Re or a mixture of two or more thereof; E is Ca, Mg, Sr, Ba, Y, La, Yb, Sm, Gd, Nd, Sc, V, Bi, Ce, Pr, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Lu or a mixture of two or more thereof; a is a number in the range of zero up to about 0.2; w is the number of oxygens needed to fulfill the valence requirement of AM; x is the number of oxygens needed to fulfill the valence requirements of D; y is the number of oxygens needed to fulfill the valence requirements of E; and z is a number in the range of about 10 to about 100. The invention further provides for the use of such catalysts in processes involving the combustion of organic materials (e.g., carbonaceous fuels, organic waste materials, etc.) and the autothermal pyrolysis of methane and/or natural gas.

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Ann M Ebner