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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013

Filed:

May. 30, 2008
Applicants:

Alfred Hagemeyer, Bad Aibling, DE;

Gerhard Mestl, Munich, DE;

Peter Scheck, Gilching, DE;

Inventors:

Alfred Hagemeyer, Bad Aibling, DE;

Gerhard Mestl, Munich, DE;

Peter Scheck, Gilching, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/00 (2006.01); B01J 21/00 (2006.01); B01J 21/04 (2006.01); B01J 23/00 (2006.01); B01J 23/02 (2006.01); B01J 23/04 (2006.01); B01J 23/08 (2006.01); B01J 23/40 (2006.01); B01J 23/42 (2006.01); B01J 23/44 (2006.01); B01J 23/56 (2006.01); B01J 23/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A shell catalyst for the preparation of vinyl acetate monomer, comprising an oxidic porous catalyst support with an outer shell, containing metallic Pd and Au, wherein the framework structure of the porous catalyst support contains hafnium oxide units. This shell catalyst is suitable for the preparation of VAM and is characterized by a relatively high activity and VAM selectivity and maintains this activity and selectivity over relatively long service lives. Also, processes for the preparation and use of the shell catalyst.


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