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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Leo Williams, Elloughton, GB;
Robert William Clarke, Driffield, GB;
Timothy Crispin Bristow, Beverley, GB;
Michael James Baker, Feltham, GB;
Assignee:
BP Chemicals Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/705 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/705 ;
Abstract
In a process for production of vinyl acetate by the reaction of ethylene, acetic acid and oxygen, ethylene is recovered from the gases withdrawn from the reactor and recycled such that the amount of ethylene in the combined feed to the reactor is at least 60 mol %.