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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:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michel Gubelmann-Bonneau, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Rhodia S.A., Sao Paulo, BR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562538 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a process for the production of acetic acid by the controlled oxidation of ethanol. The process according to the invention comprises the reaction of ethanol with a source of oxygen. The reaction is performed in the presence of a catalyst in which the active stage is vanadium, titanium, and oxygen.