Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Kenji Iwata

Masayoshi Itoh

Akira Ito

Ryo Takeuchi

Masami Murakami

Kenichi Sugimoto

Masanori Osawa

Nobuhiko Horiuchi

Heizo Sasaki

Tomohiro Abe

Mineo Kobayashi

Tetsura Utsumi

Masayoshi Ito

Koji Inoue

Masahiro Kouno

Tetsuya Iwao

Takashi Nabeta

Hiroharu Miyagawa

Kyogo Koizumi

Noriyuki Yanagawa

Masahiko Mitsuzuka

Hideharu Kuwamoto

The method for producing chlorine by oxidation of hydrogen chloride with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst in a fixed-bed reactor, wherein [I] a material containing hydrogen chloride and oxygen is allowed to contact a catalyst in a temperature range of 280 to 370&#xb0; C., and [II] the material containing hydrogen chloride and oxygen has an oxygen concentration of 45 to 75 vol %.

Method for producing chlorine by oxidation of hydrogen chloride

The invention provides a chlorine production catalyst that shows excellent reaction activity in the oxidation reaction of hydrogen chloride with oxygen into chlorine, is inexpensive and can be supplied stably, and is suited for use in a fluidized-bed reactor. The invention also provides a chlorine production process using the catalyst. The chlorine production catalyst of the invention includes spherical particles containing copper element (A), an alkali metal element (B) and a lanthanoid element (C) and having an average sphericity of not less than 0.80. The lanthanoid element (C) has a bond dissociation energy with oxygen at 298 K of 100 to 185 kcal/mol. The content of the copper element (A) in the catalyst is 0.3 wt % to 4.5 wt %.

Chlorine production catalyst and chlorine production process using the catalyst

A catalyst has high activity and is suitable for use in producing chlorine by oxidizing hydrogen chloride with oxygen. The catalyst includes copper, an alkali metal and a rare earth and has pores of which pores having a diameter of 5 to 15 nm have a pore volume of 0.4 to 2.0 ml/g.

Catalyst and production process thereof, and chlorine production using the catalyst

Disclosed herein is a process for the preparation of alkylsilanes and alkenyl silanes by hydrosilylation of their corresponding silanes and unsaturated hydrocarbons in the presence or absence of a catalyst, a process for the preparation of polyalkenylsilanes (some of which are high molecular compounds) by the anionic coordination polymerization, radical polymerization or ionic polymerization of the alkenylsilanes, and a process for the production of silicon carbide by using these polyalkenylsilanes as prepolymers.

Production process of silicon carbide from organosilicon compounds

A process for the preparation of alkylsilanes and alkenyl silanes by hydrosilylation of their corresponding silanes and unsaturated hydrocarbons in the presence or absence of a catalyst. A process for the preparation of polyalkenylsilanes (some of which are novel high molecular compounds) by the anionic coordination polymerization, radical polymerization or ionic polymerization of the alkenylsilanes. A process for the production of silicon carbide by using these polyalkenylsilanes as prepolymers.

Preparation process of organo silicon compounds and production process

Disclosed herein are a novel process for the preparation of alkylsilanes and alkenyl silanes by hydrosilylation of their corresponding silanes and unsaturated hydrocarbons in the presence or absence of a catalyst, a process for the preparation of polyalkenylsilanes (some of which are novel high molecular compounds) by the anionic coordination polymerization, radical polymerization or ionic polymerization of the alkenylsilanes, and a process for the production of silicon carbide by using these polyalkenylsilanes as prepolymers.

Preparation process of organosilicon compounds and production of silicon

A method for preparing a highly heat-resistant and burning-resistant poly(silyleneethynylene phenyleneethynylene) having a repeated unit represented by the following structural formula (1A): ##STR1## wherein the phenylene group may be in the o-, m- or p-form, R represents a halogen atom or an alkyl group, alkoxy group, phenoxy group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aromatic group, disubstituted amino group or silanyl group; n is an integer ranging from 0 to 4; and R' represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group or aromatic group, a product obtained by the method and a hardened product obtained by heat-treating, at a temperature ranging from 50.degree.to 700.degree. C., the poly(silyleneethynylene phenyleneethynylene).

Poly(silyleneethynylene phenyleneethynylenes), method for preparing same

A process for preparing an organic silicon compound is here disclosed which comprises the step of reacting a halogenated hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting ##STR1## wherein each of X.sup.1 to X.sup.16 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, alkenyl group, phenyl group, naphthyl group, alkoxy group, acyl group, alkylamino group and dialkylamino group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which are unsubstituted or substituted and a halogen atom; and each of at least one of X.sup.1 to X.sup.4, at least one of X.sup.8 to X.sup.10 and at least one of X.sup.11 to X.sup.16 is a halogen atom, with a silane selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4, Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 and Si.sub.3 H.sub.8.

Process for preparing organic silicon compound

A process for producing silicon hydrides represented by the general formula Si.sub.n H.sub.2n+2 wherein n is a positive integer of 1 to 6, which comprises reacting a silicon-containing alloy with an aqueous solution of an acid in the presence of at least one inert organic solvent having a boiling range of from -60.degree. C. to 250.degree. C.

Process for producing silicon hydrides

Disclosed is a catalyst for polymerizing .alpha.-olefins which comprises

Catalyst for polymerizing .alpha.-olefins

In producing a low density polyethylene by a slurry copolymerization of ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin with use of a catalyst consisting of a magnesium compound-supported titanium and/or vanadium compound and an organoaluminum compound, a certain amount of ethylene is subject to a pre-polymerization in the presence of said catalyst prior to the copolymerization. Successively, the slurry copolymerization of ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin is effected in a low-boiling diluent to obtain a low density polyethylene of 0.925-0.950 in density, covering various grades in a wide range.

Method for the production of low density copolymers of ethylene

A catalyst for polymerizing .alpha.-olefins composed of a titanium composition formed by heating a co-comminuted mixture of a magnesium halide and a complex of an aluminum halide and a carboxylic acid ester of the formula R.sup.1 COOR.sup.2, with titanium tetra-chloride; and an organic aluminum compound of the formula AlR.sup.3 mH.sup.3 --m; and optionally added thereto at least one component selected from an alkyl aluminum halide of the formula AlR.sup.4 nX.sub.3 --n; a carboxylic acid ester of the formula R.sup.5 COOR.sup.6 ; and its complex formed with an aluminum halide; is disclosed.

Ethylene is polymerized or copolymerized with an .alpha.-olefin in the presence of a catalyst consisting of

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