Nitto Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Masato Otani

Yutaka Sasaki

Hiroshi Utsumi

Kazuo Morishita

Shinji Yamamoto

An iron-antimony oxide catalyst for use in the production of hydrogen cyanide by the vapor phase catalytic ammoxidation of methanol, and a process for the production of hydrogen cyanide in the presence of said improved catalyst are disclosed. This improved iron-antimony oxide catalyst is represented by the following formula:

Process for the production of hydrogen cyanide

An iron-antimony-phosphorus-containing metal oxide catalyst for the catalytic oxidation, comprising a crystalline iron antimonate, the catalyst being represented by the following empirical formula:

Iron-antimony-phosphorus-containing metal oxide catalyst for oxidation

A process for preparing a metal oxide catalyst for a fluidized bed process, which comprises adjusting the pH of an aqueous slurry containing an iron compound, an antimony compound, a phosphorus compound, and a silica carrier material as essential elements, with the atomic ratio of phosphorus to antimony being at least 0.1:1, to a pH of 3 or less, spray drying the slurry, and calcining the resulting particles; which catalyst exhibits excellent activity and physical properties suitable for use in a fluidized bed process and can be obtained with good reproducibility.

Process for preparing iron-antimony-phosphorus-containing catalyst for

A phosphorus-antimony-containing catalyst for oxidation, which is obtained by calcining a metal oxide composition containing as essential components, (a) antimony, (b) at least one element selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, tin, uranium, chromium, copper, manganese, titanium, thorium, and cerium, and (c) silica, at a temperature ranging from 500.degree. C. to 950.degree. C. to prepare a base catalyst, impregnating the base catalyst with a solution containing a phosphorus compound so that the atomic ratio of impregnated phosphorus to antimony the base catalyst is within the range of from 0.01:1 to 2:1, drying the impregnated base catalyst, and calcining the dried product at a temperature ranging from 300.degree. C. to 850.degree. C. The catalyst exhibits satisfactory activity and strength and can be prepared with satisfactory reproducibility.

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Masato Otani