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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Evert Jan Ditzel, Goole, GB;
David John Law, Beverley, GB;
John Glenn Sunley, Cottingham, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BP Chemicals Limited, Middlesex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/36 (2006.01); C07C 51/12 (2006.01); C07C 67/37 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/12 (2013.01); C07C 67/37 (2013.01);
Abstract
Process for the carbonylation of a carbonylatable reactant selected from at least one of dimethyl ether and methanol, by carbonylating the carbonylatable reactant with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce a carbonylation product selected from at least one of methyl acetate and acetic acid. The catalyst is formed by compositing a mordenite loaded with at least one of silver and copper, with an inorganic oxide binder.