IP Library Granted Patent US 12673916
Granted Patent B2
US 12673916 · App. 18/140,899 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Method for nitrilation reaction of acrylic acid ester

Inventors: Jong Geun Sung (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sung Wan Jeon (Suwon-si, KR); Da Bin Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jeong Woo Han (Pohang-si, KR); Myeong Gon Jang (Pohang-si, KR); Byoung Joon Park (Pohang-si, KR); Yun Kyung Kim (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION; POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
C07C253/22B01J21/063
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Patent No.
US 12673916
App. No.
18/140,899
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for nitrilation reaction of acrylic acid ester using a metal-doped titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) catalyst includes synthesizing a metal-doped titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) catalyst by mixing a titanium precursor, a metal precursor and an acid solvent, and obtaining a final product by injecting a gas containing ammonia and ethyl acrylate to the catalyst.

Claims (19)

1 . A method for nitrilation reaction of acrylic acid ester, comprising:

synthesizing a metal-doped titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) catalyst by mixing a titanium precursor comprising titanium (IV) isopropoxide (TTIP), a metal precursor comprising magnesium nitrate, and an acid solvent; and

obtaining acrylonitrile (AN) as a final product by injecting a gas containing ammonia and ethyl acrylate to the catalyst.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) catalyst has an anatase structure.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal precursor further comprises magnesium (Mg) or aluminum (Al).

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal precursor further comprises aluminum nitrate.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the acid solvent comprises citric acid (CA).

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the synthesizing of the catalyst comprises:

preparing a first mixed solution by mixing the titanium precursor and an organic solvent;

preparing a second mixed solution by mixing the first mixed solution with the metal precursor and an acid solution;

drying a mixture of the second mixed solution and ethylene glycol; and

firing a dried product.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein preparing the second mixed solution comprises mixing the ethylene glycol and the metal precursor in a molar ratio of 10 to 15:1.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein synthesizing the catalyst comprises mixing the acid solvent and the metal precursor in a molar ratio of 1 to 3:1.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein synthesizing the catalyst comprises mixing the metal precursor in an amount of 0.5 to 3 wt % based on an amount of the titanium precursor used.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the obtaining of the final product, a concentration of the ammonia in the gas that is injected is 1 to 15 vol %.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the final product is performed at a temperature of 250° C. to 400° C.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the final product is performed at a gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 500 to 4000/hour.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a time for which a reaction yield (AN production yield) of the final product converted from ethyl acrylate is maintained at 90% or more is 25 hours or more.