Preparation of ethylene oxide and catalyst
First Claim
1. A process for the vapor phase production of ethylene oxide from ethylene and oxygen, said process comprising contacting ethylene in the vapor phase with an oxygen-containing gas at ethylene oxide forming conditions at a temperature in the range of from about 180°
- C. to about 330°
C. in the presence of a catalyst, wherein said catalyst is prepared by a process comprising;
a) forming a mixture comprising at least one alumina component, ceramic bond, and a liquid medium;
b) shaping the mixture into carrier bodies;
c) drying and firing the bodies at a temperature of from 1200°
C. to about 1500°
C. to form porous carrier bodies;
d) impregnating the porous carrier bodies with a titania generator in a liquid medium;
e) calcining the impregnated bodies at a temperature sufficient to remove volatiles and generate titania;
f) drying the carrier; and
g) depositing a catalytically effective amount of silver and a promoting amount of alkali metal on said carrier.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a process for preparing an ethylene oxide catalyst by depositing silver and one or more alkali metal promoters on an alpha alumina carrier in which a fired carrier body is impregnated with a source of titania in a liquid medium that upon heating yields titania and is then calcined to generate titania uniformly dispersed in the carrier in an amount of up to about 10 percent by weight, basis the total weight of the carrier, and subsequently drying the carrier having said silver and alkali metal supported thereon.
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23 Claims
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1. A process for the vapor phase production of ethylene oxide from ethylene and oxygen, said process comprising contacting ethylene in the vapor phase with an oxygen-containing gas at ethylene oxide forming conditions at a temperature in the range of from about 180°
- C. to about 330°
C. in the presence of a catalyst, wherein said catalyst is prepared by a process comprising;a) forming a mixture comprising at least one alumina component, ceramic bond, and a liquid medium; b) shaping the mixture into carrier bodies; c) drying and firing the bodies at a temperature of from 1200°
C. to about 1500°
C. to form porous carrier bodies;d) impregnating the porous carrier bodies with a titania generator in a liquid medium; e) calcining the impregnated bodies at a temperature sufficient to remove volatiles and generate titania; f) drying the carrier; and g) depositing a catalytically effective amount of silver and a promoting amount of alkali metal on said carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- C. to about 330°
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13. A process for the vapor phase production of ethylene oxide from ethylene and oxygen, said process comprising contacting ethylene in the vapor phase with an oxygen-containing gas at ethylene oxide forming conditions at a temperature in the range of from about 180°
- C. to about 330°
C. in the presence of a catalyst, wherein said catalyst is prepared by a process comprising;a) forming a mixture comprising; i) an alpha alumina having a first component with a median particle size of from about 2 to about 4 microns and a second component with a median particle size of about 4 to about 8 microns; ii) a seeded, hydrated precursor of alpha alumina in an amount sufficient to provide from about 5 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight, basis the total weight of alpha alumina, in the catalyst carrier product; iii) from about 0 to about 40 percent by weight, based on the weight of the alpha alumina, of a burnout material; iv) from about 1 percent by weight to about 3 percent by weight, based on the weight of alumina in the composition, expressed as alpha alumina, of a ceramic bond material comprising silica alumina and an alkali metal; and v) water in sufficient quantity to shape the mixture; b) forming the mixture into the desired shape; c) firing to convert the seeded precursor of alpha alumina to alpha alumina and form a porous carrier product in which alpha alumina particles with a median particle size of from about 3 microns to about 8 microns are dispersed in a matrix of alpha alumina derived from the seeded precursor material; d) adding to the porous fired carrier a titania generator selected from the group consisting of an aqueous titania sol and a solution of a titanium compound containing ligands that form volatile products in an amount equivalent to an added titania content in the final carrier formulation of from about 0.05 percent to about 5 percent of the weight of the carrier; e) calcining the impregnated carrier to remove the solvent and generate the titania; f) drying the carrier; and g) depositing a catalytically effective amount of silver and a promoting amount of alkali metal on said carrier. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- C. to about 330°
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22. A process for the production of ethylene oxide wherein ethylene is contacted in the vapor phase with an oxygen-containing gas at ethylene oxide forming conditions at a temperature in the range of from about 180°
- C. to about 330°
C. in the presence of a catalyst prepared by depositing a catalytically effective amount of silver and a promoting amount of alkali metal on a carrier prepared by a process comprising;a) forming a mixture comprising at least one alumina component, ceramic bond, and a liquid medium; b) shaping the mixture into carrier bodies; c) drying and firing the bodies at a temperature of from 1200°
C. to about 1500°
C. to form porous carrier bodies;d) impregnating the porous carrier bodies with a titania generator in a liquid medium; and
thene) calcining the impregnated bodies at a temperature sufficient to remove volatiles and generate titania, and subsequently drying the carrier having said silver and alkali metal supported thereon.
- C. to about 330°
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23. A process for the epoxidation of one or more olefins wherein said olefin is contacted in the vapor phase with an oxygen-containing gas at epoxide forming conditions at a temperature in the range of from about 75°
- C. to about 325°
C. in the presence of an organic halide and a catalyst prepared by the process comprising;a) forming a mixture comprising at least one alumina component, ceramic bond, and a liquid medium; b) shaping the mixture into carrier bodies; c) drying and firing the bodies at a temperature of from 1200°
C. to about 1500°
C. to form porous carrier bodies;d) impregnating the porous carrier bodies with titania generator in a liquid medium; e) calcining the impregnated bodies at a temperature sufficient to remove volatiles and generate titania; f) depositing a catalytically effective amount of silver and a promoting amount of alkali metal on said carrier, and g) drying the carrier having said silver and alkali metal supported thereon.
- C. to about 325°
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