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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Jude T. Ruszkay, Coatesville, PA (US);
Roger A. Grey, West Chester, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jude T. Ruszkay, Coatesville, PA (US);
Roger A. Grey, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P., Greenville, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 29/06 (2006.01); C07C 301/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catalyst comprising a noble metal supported on a diatomaceous earth and a transition metal zeolite is disclosed. The catalyst is used in an epoxidation process comprising reacting an olefin, hydrogen, and oxygen. The diatomaceous earth is readily available and may be used in a slurry process without further particle size enlargement.