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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Masahide Shima, Kobe, JP;
Tsukasa Takahashi, Himeji, JP;
Inventors:
Masahide Shima, Kobe, JP;
Tsukasa Takahashi, Himeji, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/235 (2006.01); C07C 51/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a novel process for producing acrylic acid by which acrylic acid can be obtained from a raw material independent of petroleum. The process for producing acrylic acid according to the present invention comprises the steps of: applying a dehydration reaction to glycerol as a raw material in a gas phase; and then applying a gas phase oxidation reaction to a gaseous reaction product formed by the dehydration reaction.