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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2000
Deborah H. Parker, Racine, WI (US);
Robert G. Bowman, Midland, MI (US);
Howard W. Clark, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
George E. Hartwell, Midland, MI (US);
Alex Kuperman, Orinda, CA (US);
Deborah H. Parker, Racine, WI (US);
Robert G. Bowman, Midland, MI (US);
Howard W. Clark, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
George E. Hartwell, Midland, MI (US);
Alex Kuperman, Orinda, CA (US);
Dow Global Technologies Inc., Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A process of activating a fresh catalyst or regenerating a deactivated catalyst which is used in a hydro-oxidation process, preferably, the hydro-oxidation of an olefin in the presence of oxygen and hydrogen to an olefin oxide. The hydro-oxidation catalyst preferably comprises at least one metal selected from gold, silver, the platinum group metals, the lanthanide metals, and combinations thereof, incorporated onto a titanium- , vanadium- , or zirconium-containing support, more preferably, a titanium-containing support, such as titanium oxide or a titanosilicate. The activation or regeneration process involves contacting the fresh catalyst or the deactivated catalyst with ozone.