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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2009
Applicant:
Ronald C. Stites, Brighton, CO (US);
Inventor:
Ronald C. Stites, Brighton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Albemarle Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 31/02 (2006.01); B01J 23/04 (2006.01); B01J 27/051 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Improved methods of introducing promoters to catalysts are described. The present invention provides a convenient method of uniformly distributing a catalyst promoter, to provide for intimate contact between the promoter and the active catalyst sites. This intimate contact can enhance the activity and/or product selectivity of the promoted catalyst. In some embodiments, the method includes reacting an alkali metal with an alcohol in a non-aqueous medium, contacting the resulting solution with a starting catalyst, and depositing the alkali metal onto the starting catalyst to form an alkali-promoted catalyst.