IP Library Granted Patent US 7,884,239
Granted Patent B2
US 7,884,239 · App. 12/388,917 · Granted Feb 8, 2011

Catalyst for producing α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and method for preparation thereof, and method for producing α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid

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Patent No.
US 7,884,239
App. No.
12/388,917
Granted
Feb 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst which can produce an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde in good reaction performance, a method for producing the catalyst, and a method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid by using the catalyst. The present invention resides in a catalyst for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein a metal is supported on a carrier with a total pore volume of 0.40 to 1.50 cc/g as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method, or wherein palladium with an average particle diameter in the range of 1 to 8 nm is supported on the carrier.

Claims (6)

1. A method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde with molecular oxygen in the presence of a catalyst in a dispersed state in a reaction liquid, wherein the catalyst comprises palladium supported on a carrier with a total pore volume of 0.40 to 1.50 cc/g as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the total pore volume of the carrier as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method is 0.40 to 0.80 cc/g.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein a proportion of the pore volume of the mesopore having a pore size of from 2 nm through 50 nm of the carrier as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method to the total pore volume of the carrier is 40% or less.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the total pore volume of the carrier as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method is 0.80 to 1.50 cc/g.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a proportion of the pore volume of the mesopore having a pore size of from 2 nm through 50 nm of the carrier as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method to the total pore volume of the carrier is 10% or less.

6. A method for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde with molecular oxygen in the presence of a catalysts in a dispersed state in a reaction liquid, wherein the catalyst comprises palladium with an average particle diameter in the range of 1 to 8 nm supported on a carrier.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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