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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2015
Applicants:
Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL (US);
Washington State University, Pullman, WA (US);
Inventors:
Junming Sun, Pullman, WA (US);
Changjun Liu, Pullman, WA (US);
Yong Wang, Pullman, WA (US);
Kevin Martin, Mt. Zion, IL (US);
Padmesh Venkitasubramanian, Forsyth, IL (US);
Assignee:
Washington State University, Pullman, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/00 (2006.01); C07C 1/20 (2006.01); B01J 23/06 (2006.01); C07C 5/48 (2006.01); B01J 37/04 (2006.01); B01J 37/08 (2006.01); C07C 45/52 (2006.01); C07C 51/235 (2006.01); C07C 1/207 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 23/06 (2013.01); B01J 37/04 (2013.01); B01J 37/08 (2013.01); C07C 1/2072 (2013.01); C07C 5/48 (2013.01); C07C 45/52 (2013.01); C07C 51/235 (2013.01); C07C 2521/06 (2013.01); C07C 2523/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process is disclosed for converting acetic acid to isobutene in the presence of a catalyst. In certain embodiments, a ZnZrOmixed oxide catalyst is used for carrying out a gas phase process for converting acetic acid to isobutene. In some embodiments, a ZnZrOmixed oxide catalyst made by an incipient wetness impregnation method is used and is indicated to be very stable for carrying out the conversion.