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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Bp Chemicals Limited, Middlesex, GB;
Inventors:
Thomas Edward Clark, East Yorkshire, GB;
David John Law, East Yorkshire, GB;
Bruce Leo Williams, East Yorkshire, GB;
Assignee:
BP CHEMICALS LIMITED, Middlesex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 29/65 (2006.01); C07C 67/37 (2006.01); C07C 41/09 (2006.01); C01B 39/44 (2006.01); C07C 51/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 29/65 (2013.01); C01B 39/44 (2013.01); C07C 41/09 (2013.01); C07C 51/09 (2013.01); C07C 67/37 (2013.01);
Abstract
Process for the co-production of acetic acid and dimethyl ether products from a mixture of methanol and methyl acetate by contacting the mixture at a temperature from 200 to 260° C., with a catalyst composition containing a zeolite possessing a 2-dimensional channel system. The catalyst system contains at least one channel having a 10-membered ring and a silica:alumina molar ratio of at least 22:1.