Rohm and Haas Company

Peter David Klugherz

Scott S Han

Leonard Edward Bogan, Jr

James Elder

Manhua Lin

Donald Lee Zolotorofe

Bradley Anson Jacobs

Charles Michael Lonzetta

Frederick William Kaiser

Daniel J Martenak

Elsie Mae Vickery

Timothy Allen Hale

Michael William Linsen

Fernando Antonio Pessoa Cavalcanti

Donald Alan Ebert

Richard David Link, Iii

Anne Mae Gaffney

Daniel Arthur Bors

Sanjay Chaturvedi

Mark A Silvano

Andrew Michael Lemonds

Thomas Albert Kaminski

Nitin Chadda

Elaina Lashae Williams

Fernando A P Cavalcanti

John Dempster Sornson

An improved process for the production of unsaturated carboxylic acids and unsaturated nitrites from their corresponding Cto Calkanes, or mixtures of Cto Calkanes and alkenes, that involves a multi-stage reaction system which employs both separation of the oxidation product from one or more intermediate effluent streams, as well as feeding additional oxygen to reaction zones subsequent to the first reaction zone.

Process for the selective (amm)oxidation of lower molecular weight alkanes and alkenes

A mixed metal oxide, which may be an orthorhombic phase material, is regenerated, selectively enriched or selectively poisoned as a catalyst to reduce catalyst aging for the production of unsaturated carboxylic acids, or unsaturated nitrites, from alkanes, or mixtures of alkanes and alkenes, by contacting said mixed metal oxide with a an oxidizing gas such as oxygen, air, steam and combinations thereof is permitted to flow through the catalyst in a regenerator at a temperature of from 300&#xb0; C. to 600&#xb0; C. to form said regenerated catalyst.

Regeneration of mixed metal oxide catalysts

A method for producing an unsaturated carboxylic acid comprises: (a) contacting, in a reaction zone, an alkane with a catalyst containing a mixed metal oxide, under conditions which produce a product gas comprising the unsaturated carboxylic acid, unreacted alkane and a product alkene; (b) recovering unreacted alkane and product alkene from the product gas; and (c) recycling the recovered unreacted alkane and product alkene to the reaction zone; wherein the mixed metal oxide consists of a material having the formulaAMNXOwherein A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum and tungsten, wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of vanadium, cerium and chromium, wherein N is at least one element selected from the group consisting of tellurium, bismuth and selenium, wherein X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium, tantalum, titanium, aluminum, zirconium, chromium, manganese, iron, ruthenium, cobalt, rhodium, nickel, platinum, bismuth, boron, indium, arsenic, germanium, tin, lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, hafnium, lead, phosphorus, promethium, europium, gadolinium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, gold, silver, palladium, gallium, zinc, praseodymium, rhenium, iridium, neodymium, yttrium, samarium and terbium, wherein 0.25 &#x3c;a&#x3c;0.98, 0.003&#x3c;m&#x3c;0.5, 0.003&#x3c;n&#x3c;0.5, 0.003&#x3c;x&#x3c;0.5 and o is dependent on the oxidation state of the other elements. An analogous method for the preparation of unsaturated nitrites is also disclosed.

Recycle process

Unsaturated carboxylic acids are produced by the vapor phase catalytic oxidation of mixtures of alkenes and alkanes in the presence of a catalyst containing a mixed metal oxide. Similarly, unsaturated nitriles are produced by the vapor phase catalytic oxidation of alkenes or mixtures of alkenes and alkanes and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst containing a mixed metal oxide.

Methods for producing unsaturated carboxylic acids and unsaturated nitriles

Unsaturated carboxylic acids are produced by the vapor phase catalytic oxidation of mixtures of alkenes and alkanes in the presence of a catalyst containing a mixed metal oxide. Similarly, unsaturated nitrites are produced by the vapor phase catalytic oxidation of alkenes or mixtures of alkenes and alkanes and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst containing a mixed metal oxide.

This invention relates to an improved process for preparing acrylic acid from propylene using a tandem reactor and utilizing an increased amount of propylene reactant, thereby providing increased capacity and throughput. An improved process for purifying acrylic acid is also disclosed.

Process for preparing and purifying acrylic acid from propylene having improved capacity

This invention relates to a high load process for preparing (meth)acrylic acid from a reactive hydrocarbon using a high reactive hydrocarbon space velocity to provide increased capacity and throughput.

High hydrocarbon space velocity process for preparing unsaturated aldehydes and acids

This invention relates to an improved process for preparing acrylic acid from propylene using a single reactor utilizing an increased amount of propylene reactant thereby providing increased capacity and throughput.

Single reactor process for preparing acrylic acid from propylene having improved capacity

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