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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2001
Israel E. Wachs, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Laura Briand, Buenos Aires, AR;
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Abstract
A process and fixed bed reactor for oxidizing methanol in a reactant gas feed stream to formaldehyde. The process comprises introducing the reactant gas feed stream into an upstream region containing a first metal molybdate catalyst (substantially free of a volatile Mo/MoO species) under oxidizing conditions to form a partially oxidized reactant gas feed stream which is then introduced under oxidizing conditions into a downstream region containing a second metal molybdate catalyst to further oxidize any residual methanol contained therein. A fixed bed reactor comprising an upstream region and a downstream region containing the aforementioned first and second metal molybdate catalysts, respectively, is utilized to implement the inventive process to yield a product gas stream containing formaldehyde preferably at a conversion of 85% or more and a selectivity of 90% or more.