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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Evert Jan Ditzel, Goole, GB;
David John Law, Beverley, GB;
Inventors:
Evert Jan Ditzel, Goole, GB;
David John Law, Beverley, GB;
Assignee:
BP Chemicals Limited, Middlesex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Process for the production of methyl acetate by carbonylating a dimethyl ether feed with carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrogen under substantially anhydrous conditions, at a temperature in the range of greater than 250° C. to 350° C. and in the presence of a zeolite catalyst effective for said carbonylation. The concentration of dimethyl ether is at least 1 mol % based on the total feed.