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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shaw-Chan Lin, West Chester, PA (US);
Robert N Cochran, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Arco Chemical Technology, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568814 ;
Abstract
A process for the hydrogenation of ACP to MBA over a supported palladium catalyst wherein a solvent comprised of ethylbenzene and/or MBA is employed and a small amount of water effective to suppress catalyst deactivation is incorporated in the feed. A further improvement comprises maintaining hydrogen pressure on the catalyst during and between hydrogenation runs.