IP Library Granted Patent US 10,137,437
Granted Patent B2
US 10,137,437 · App. 14/782,878 · Granted Nov 27, 2018

Method for producing a catalyst for the partial oxidation/ammoxidation of olefins

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Patent No.
US 10,137,437
App. No.
14/782,878
Granted
Nov 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for producing a supported catalyst, a catalyst which is obtainable using the method, and use thereof for the partial oxidation or ammoxidation of olefins, in particular for the oxidation of propene to acrolein, of isobutene to methacrolein, and/or the ammoxidation of propene to acrylonitrile. The method according to the invention includes the following steps: a) providing a solution in which precursor compounds of the catalytically active component are essentially completely dissolved in a suitable solvent; b) bringing the solution obtained in step a) into contact with a (chemically) inert, porous support having a specific surface of 1 to 500 m 2 /g; c) heat treatment of the material obtained in step b), in which the precursor compounds of the catalytically active component are converted to their oxides.

Claims (27)

1. A method for producing a catalyst which includes as the catalytically active component a compound having the general formula Mo x Bi y Fe z A a B b C c D d O v , where A stands for Ni and/or Co, B stands for one or more metals selected from Mg, Cr, Mn, Zn, Ce, and Ca and combinations thereof, C stands for W, and D stands for one or more alkali metals, where x stands for a number from 10 to 14, y stands for a number from 0.1 to 5, z stands for a number from 0.5 to 5, a stands for a number from 1 to 10, b stands for a number from 0.1 to 6, c stands for a number from ≥0 to 2, d stands for a number from 0.02 to 2, and v is determined by the oxidation state of the elements, the method including the following steps:

a) providing a solution in which all precursor compounds of the Mo, Bi, Fe, A, B, C and D components of the catalytically active component are essentially completely dissolved in a suitable solvent;

b) bringing the solution obtained in step a) into contact with a chemically inert, porous support having a specific surface of 1 to 500 m 2 /g; and

c) heat treatment of the material obtained in step b), in which the precursor compounds of the catalytically active component are converted to their oxides.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein step b) includes impregnation of the chemically inert, porous support with the solution obtained in step a).

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein step b) includes coating of the surface of the chemically inert, porous support with the solution obtained in step a).

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the chemically inert, porous support has a specific surface of 1 to 100 m 2 /g.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the chemically inert, porous support is formed as a molded body.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the chemically inert, porous support is an inorganic support.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein step c) includes calcination of the material obtained in step b).

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the heat treatment in step c) includes heating the material obtained in step b) to a temperature of 450 to 650° C. over a period of 1 to 8 hours.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the suitable solvent in step a) is an aqueous solvent.

10. A catalyst which includes a compound having the general formula Mo x Bi y Fe z A a B b C c D d O v as the catalytically active component, where A stands for Ni and/or Co, B stands for one or more metals selected from Mg, Cr, Mn, Zn, Ce, and Ca and combinations thereof, C stands for W, and D stands for one or more alkali metals, where x stands for a number from 10 to 14, y stands for a number from 0.1 to 5, z stands for a number from 0.5 to 5, a stands for a number from 1 to 10, b stands for a number from 0.1 to 6, c stands for a number from ≤0 to 2, d stands for a number from 0.02 to 2, and v is determined by the oxidation state of the other elements, the catalyst being obtainable by a method according to claim 1 .

11. The catalyst according to claim 10 , where x is 12.

12. A process for the partial oxidation or ammoxidation of olefins, the process comprising oxidizing or ammoxidating an olefin in contact with a catalyst according to claim 10 .

13. The process according to claim 12 , wherein partial oxidation or ammoxidation of olefins is an oxidation of propene to acrolein, an ammoxidation of propene to acrylonitrile, or an oxidation of isobutene to methacrolein.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the suitable solvent in step a) is an aqueous solvent;

step b) includes impregnation of or coating the surface of the chemically inert, porous support with the solution obtained in step a),

the chemically inert, porous support is an inorganic support having a specific surface of 1 to 100 m 2 /g; and

step c) includes calcination of the material obtained in step b).

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the heat treatment in step c) includes heating the material obtained in step b) to a temperature of 450 to 650° C. over a period of 1 to 8 hours.

16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least 99% by weight of the precursor compounds of the precursor compounds of the catalytically active component are dissolved in the solution of step a).

17. The method according to claim 1 , wherein x is 12, y is 0.7 to 1.5, z is 0.7 to 3, a is 2 to 9, c is 0.05 to 1.0, and d is 0.04 to 0.5.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the molar ratio of Mo to Bi is 15.5 to 7.7.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the molar ratio of Bi to Fe is 0.46 to 1.5.

20. The method according to claim 17 , wherein A includes Ni and Co.

Assignments (5)
CONFIRMATORY DEED OF ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DEC. 31, 2017 Recorded Sep 14, 2021
From: CLARIANT CORPORATION
To: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
Reel/Frame 057499/0988 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2015
From: SOKOLOVSKII, VALERY; LOWE, DAVID MICHAEL; MACHIRAJU, DEEPTI; HOU, HONGYI C.; LUGMAIR, CLAUS G.; MILLER, AARON B.; VOLPE, ANTHONY F., JR
To: CLARIANT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036806/0407 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2015
From: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
To: CLARIANT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036788/0473 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2015
From: CLARIANT PRODUKTE (DEUTSCHLAND)
To: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
Reel/Frame 036772/0302 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2015
From: MESTL, GERHARD
To: CLARIANT PRODUKTE (DEUTSCHLAND) GMBH
Reel/Frame 036748/0378 →