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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
May. 29, 2003
David John Law, Beverley, GB;
Andrew David Poole, South Cave, GB;
Stephen James Smith, Cottingham, GB;
John Glenn Sunley, Cottingham, GB;
David John Law, Beverley, GB;
Andrew David Poole, South Cave, GB;
Stephen James Smith, Cottingham, GB;
John Glenn Sunley, Cottingham, GB;
BP Chemicals Limited, Middlesex, GB;
Abstract
A process for the production of acetic acid by carbonylating methanol and/or a reactive derivative thereof with carbon monoxide in a carbonylation reactor containing a liquid reaction composition comprising an iridium carbonylation catalyst, methyl iodide co-catalyst, a finite concentration of water, acetic acid, methyl acetate, at least one promoter selected from ruthenium, osmium and rhenium and a stablising compound selected from the group consisting of alkali metal iodides, alkaline earth metal iodides, metal complexes capable of generating I−, salts capable of generating I−, and mixtures of two or more thereof wherein the molar ratio of promoter to iridium is greater than 2:1, and the molar ratio of stabilising compound to iridium is in the range [greater than 0 to 5]:1.