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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Barbara F. Kimmich, League City, TX (US);
Jan Cornelis Van Der Waal, Delft, NL;
James H. Zink, League City, TX (US);
Virginie Zuzaniuk, Krommenie, NL;
Josefina T. Chapman, Houston, TX (US);
Laiyuan Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Barbara F. Kimmich, League City, TX (US);
Jan Cornelis van der Waal, Delft, NL;
James H. Zink, League City, TX (US);
Virginie Zuzaniuk, Krommenie, NL;
Josefina T. Chapman, Houston, TX (US);
Laiyuan Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Celanese International Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Abstract
A process for the selective production of acetaldehyde by vapor phase reaction of acetic acid over a hydrogenating catalyst composition to form acetaldehyde is disclosed and claimed. In an embodiment of this invention reaction of acetic acid and hydrogen over platinum and iron supported on silica selectively produces acetaldehyde in a vapor phase at a temperature of about 300° C.