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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Bp Chemicals Limited, Middlesex, GB;
Inventors:
Evert Jan Ditzel, East Yorkshire, GB;
Bogdan Costin Gagea, Berkshire, GB;
Nicholas John Hazel, East Yorkshire, GB;
John Glenn Sunley, East Yorkshire, GB;
Gordon John Haining, East Yorkshire, GB;
Assignee:
BP CHEMICALS LIMITED, Middlesex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/36 (2006.01); C07C 67/37 (2006.01); B01J 29/18 (2006.01); B01J 29/50 (2006.01); B01J 29/65 (2006.01); B01J 29/70 (2006.01); C07C 51/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/37 (2013.01); B01J 29/18 (2013.01); B01J 29/50 (2013.01); B01J 29/65 (2013.01); B01J 29/7015 (2013.01); B01J 29/7026 (2013.01); C07C 51/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
Process for the production of methyl acetate by carbonylating dimethyl ether with carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrogen and a zeolite catalyst. The process is carried out with a molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide of at least 1 and the catalyst has been calcined at a temperature of from about 375° C. to about 475° C.