Shell Oil Comapny

Robert P Nielsen

John H La Rochelle

Peter Anthony Kilty

Albert A Jecminek

A polymer-supported constituent for olefin polymerization catalyst obtained by: mixing in organic solution a chlorine-containing organic polymer and a magnesium compound, removing the solvent, and reacting the resulting magnesium-modified polymer with a titanium halide. An olefin polymerization catalyst is formed by mixing such a polymer-supported constituent with an appropriate organo-metallic compound and optionally also an appropriate selectivity control agent.

Olefin polymerization catalyst component and composition and method of

When supported silver materials are being prepared, deposits of from about 4.0.times.10.sup.-5 to about 8.0.times.10.sup.-3 gram equivalent weights per kilogram of finished product of ionic, higher alkali metals, i.e., ionic potassium, rubidium or cesium simultaneously with the deposit of silver improves the selectivity of these materials as catalysts for ethylene oxide production. Particularly good results are obtained with potassium.

Ethylene oxide process

Catalysts with improved selectivities for the production of ethylene oxide are prepared by the addition of selected amounts of thallium to silver based supported catalysts.

Ethylene oxide catalyst

An improved process for the production of ethylene oxide by catalytic oxidation of ethylene is disclosed wherein reactant ethylene and an oxygen-containing gas are passed through a reaction zone containing a fixed catalyst bed comprising a supported silver catalyst, optionally diluted with an inert refractory particulate, at ethylene oxide forming conditions and the reaction product formed thereby is passed through a cooling zone adjacent to the reaction zone which is filled with an inert refractory particulate, whereby at least partial cooling of the reaction product is effected. In this improved process, the isomerization of ethylene oxide product to acetaldehyde and concomitant yield losses of ethylene oxide are substantially reduced by the use of an inert refractory particulate material having a surface area of 0.1 m.sup.2 /g or less in the cooling zone and, optionally, as an inert diluent in the catalyst bed of the reaction zone.

Process for the production of ethylene oxide

When supported silver materials are being prepared, deposits of from about 4.0 .times. 10.sup.-.sup.5 to about 8.0 .times. 10.sup.-.sup.3 gram equivalent weights per kilogram of finished product of ionic, higher alkali metals, i.e., ionic potassium, rubidium or cesium simultaneously with the deposit of silver improves the selectivity of these materials as catalysts for ethylene oxide production. Superior results are obtained with rubidium or cesium.

When supported silver materials are being prepared, deposits of from about 4.0 .times. 10.sup..sup.-5 to about 8.0 .times. 10.sup..sup.-3 gram equivalent weights per kilogram of finished product of ionic, higher alkali metals, i.e., ionic potassium, rubidium or cesium simultaneously with the deposit of silver improves the selectivity of these materials as catalysts for ethylene oxide production. Particularly good results are obtained with potassium.

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Robert P Nielsen