Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Friedrich Wunder

Hans-Joachim Schmidt

Ernst I Leupold

Hans Fernholz

Gunter Roscher

Peter Wirtz

Hans-Jurgen Arpe

Karl-Fred Worner

Horst Hachenberg

Heinz Litterer

Klaus Eichler

Herbert Baltes

Ioan Nicolau

Dieter Freudenberger

Heinz Schmitz

Hans Krekeler

Therese Quadflieg

Gunther Heck

Hans H Schubert

Klaus Unger

Robert K Driscoll

Wolfgang Ebertz

G/u/ Nter Roscher

Klaus Fichler

Supported catalyst, process for its preparation and its use for the preparation of vinyl acetate The invention relates to improved Pd/K/Au, Pd/K/Ba and Pd/K/Cd supported catalysts, their preparation and their use for the preparation of vinyl acetate from ethylene, acetic acid and oxygen in the gas phase. The stated catalysts are prepared by atomizing a solution of corresponding metal salts by means of ultrasonics and then applying them in such limited amounts and within such a limited time to the carrier particles, and beginning to dry them, so that the catalytically active metal salts cannot penetrate into the carrier particles as far as the core but only into a larger or smaller outer part.

Supported catalyst, process for its preparation and its use for the

The invention relates to improved Pd/K/Au, Pd/K/Ba and Pd/K/Cd supported catalysts, their preparation and their use for the preparation of vinyl acetate from ethylene, acetic acid and oxygen in the gas phase. The stated catalysts are prepared by atomizing a solution of corresponding metal salts by means of ultrasonics and then applying them in such limited amounts and within such a limited time to the carrier particles, and beginning to dry them, so that the catalytically active metal salts cannot penetrate into the carrier particles as far as the core but only into a larger or smaller outer part.

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a catalyst which contains palladium and/or compounds thereof and alkali metal compounds, and additionally cadmium compounds and/or gold and/or compounds thereof, on support particles which have been pressed from SiO.sub.2 or an iO.sub.2 -Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 mixture with the aid of a binder which comprises

Carrier catalyst, process for its preparation, and its use for the

The invention relates to a method for making a catalyst which contains palladium and/or its compounds and, if desired, additionally gold and/or gold compounds and which contains as activators alkali metal compounds and, if desired, additionally cadmium compounds on a support which is composed of SiO.sub.2 or an SiO.sub.2 -Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 mixture having a surface area of 50-250 m.sup.2 /g and a pore volume of 0.4-1.2 ml/g and whose particles have a particle size of 4 to 9 mm, 5 to 20% of the pore volume of the support being formed of pores having radii of 200 to 3000 .ANG. and 50 to 90% of the pore volume being formed of pores having radii of 70 to 100 .ANG.. The support particles are compressed with the aid of an Li, Mg, Al, Zn or Mn salt of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 carboxylic acid or a mixture of such salts as binder.

Method for making a catalyst

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a glyoxylic acid ester by oxydehydrogenation of the corresponding glycolic acid ester in the gas phase over a supported catalyst in a tubular reactor. The catalyst support consists of at least one cylindrical monolith which essentially has the same diameter as the reactor tube and contains channels with a diameter of 1 to 10 mm leading from the inlet to the outlet of the reactor tube. 60 to 90% of the monolith volume is formed by hollow spaces.

Process for the preparation of a glyoxylic acid ester

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of vinyl acetate in the gas phase from ethylene, acetic acid and oxygen or oxygen-containing gases on a catalyst which contains palladium and/or compounds thereof and if appropriate additionally gold and/or gold compounds and, as activators, alkali metal compounds and if appropriate additionally cadmium compounds, on a support. The support consists of cylindrical particles with curved front faces. The support material is aerogenic SiO.sub.2 or an aerogenic SiO.sub.2 -Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 mixture having a surface area of 50-250 m.sup.2 /g and a pore volume of 0.4-1.2 ml/g, which is formed to the extent of at least 50% by pores having a diameter of 50-200 .ANG..

Process for the preparation of vinyl acetate

Unsaturated esters of carboxylic acids are prepared by reacting olefines or cycloolefines with carboxylic acids and oxygen in the gaseous phase in the presence of a catalyst containing noble metal salts or noble metals of the VIII.sup.th group of the Periodic System and alcali metal salts and/or alcaline earth metal salts, as activators the content of noble metal being in the range of from 1.2 to 5% by weight and the proportion of the metal fraction of each individual activator to the noble metal content being in the range of from 0.5 to 1 to 3:1.

Process for the manufacture of unsaturated esters of carboxylic acids

The present invention relates to aluminosilicates and silica gels having a low content of transition elements, to a process for their manufacture and to their use as a catalysts or catalyst supports. Said aluminosilicates or silica gels are prepared by treating them with a solution of complexing agents at a temperature of from 70.degree. to 150.degree. C. The manufacture of low-molecular-weight olefins from methanol is one possible application field of said aluminosilicates, used as a catalyst.

Aluminosilicates and silica gels having a low content of transition

A method for making a mixture containing acetic acid, acetaldehyde, and ethanol as the pricipal products, which process comprises reacting carbon monoxide and hydrogen at an elevated temperature and at an elevated pressure in the presence of a supported catalyst prepared by impregnating a carrier with a salt or complex of rhodium and, as a promotor, with at least one non-oxidic compound of an element having an atomic number of 21, 39, or 58 to 71.

Process for the manufacture of acetic acid, acetaldehyde and ethanol

A method for making crystalline aluminosilicate ZSM-34 zeolites, useful as catalysts for making C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -olefins from methanol, from a reaction mixture containing silicon, aluminum, sodium, potassium, and an organic template compound which is (i) a salt of an ammonium compound of di-, tri-, or tetra-ethanolamine or (ii) a mixture of at least one of diethanolamine and triethanolamine with certain lower alkanols, lower alkylene diols, or lower alkyl iodides, sulfates, or p-toluenesulfonates.

Process for the production of a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite

A method for the catalytic conversion of methanol and/or dimethyl ether to lower olefins with an aluminosilicate zeolite catalyst containing zirconium and/or hafnium together with manganese.

Process for the synthesis of lower olefins from methanol and/or dimethyl

Ethanol is manufactured by reaction of carbon monoxide with hydrogen on a supported rhodium catalyst containing as cocatalyst at least one of the elements zirconium, hafnium, lanthanum, platinum, chromium and mercury.

Process for the manufacture of ethanol from synthesis gas

The process according to the invention comprises silanizing an aluminum silicate and then heating the product to 300.degree. to 600.degree. C. in the presence of oxygen or of gases containing oxygen. A highly selective catalyst which can be regenerated very many times is thereby obtained.

Process for the preparation of an aluminum silicate catalyst for

The carriers contain common active components, namely noble metals of the 8th sub-group or compounds thereof, and as activators alkali metal compounds, alkaline earth metal compounds or cadmium compounds. The carriers, too, consist of common materials, such as silicic acid. A novel feature is to be seen in the shape of the carrier particles which are designed as rod sections having a star-shaped cross section (FIGS. 1 to 7) or as ribbed rods (FIG. 8). In relation to the apparent density and thus in relation to the amount of noble metal employed, a considerably higher space-time yield is reached than with carrier particles of a conventional shape.

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