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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Joseph G. Duff, League City, TX (US);
Stephen Kerlegon, League City, TX (US);
Kien V. Phung, Pearland, TX (US);
Daniel Rangel-osalde, League City, TX (US);
Tatiana H. Sonnenberg, Houston, TX (US);
Cathy L. Tway, Shepherd, MI (US);
Hang Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Joseph G. Duff, League City, TX (US);
Stephen Kerlegon, League City, TX (US);
Kien V. Phung, Pearland, TX (US);
Daniel Rangel-Osalde, League City, TX (US);
Tatiana H. Sonnenberg, Houston, TX (US);
Cathy L. Tway, Shepherd, MI (US);
Hang Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Celanese International Corporation, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for producing a vinyl acetate composition by contacting a vinyl acetate stream with acetic acid, ethylene, and oxygen to form a reaction mixture and reacting the reaction mixture in a reactor under conditions effective to form a crude vinyl acetate composition comprising vinyl acetate, water, acetic acid and at least 0.1 wt % diacetoxyethylene.