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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Waldo De Thomas, Saylorsburg, PA (US);
Paul D Taylor, West Milford, NJ (US);
Heinn F Tomfohrde, III, Kinnelon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ISP Investments Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
549325 ; 549326 ; 549510 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a vapor phase process for the production of gamma-butyrolactone and tetrahydrofuran in a predetermined ratio by the steps of: hydrogenating a vapor mixture of maleic anhydride and excess hydrogen over a first bed of a Cu-Zn-Al catalyst, and directly contacting the crude reactor effluent therefrom with hydrogen over a second bed of Cu-Zn-Cr catalyst during a predetermined contact time and at a defined temperature, using selected amounts of catalyst in each bed.