公开(公告)号：US20240408585A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18274042

申请日：2022-01-25

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Andrey KARPOV ,  Christian ALMER ,  Christian WALSDORFF ,  Andreas LEHR ,  Michael NIKOLAY ,  Christian BARTOSCH ,  Mauricio GROBYS

IPC: B01J27/055 ,  B01J21/04 ,  B01J23/68 ,  B01J35/61 ,  B01J35/63 ,  B01J37/02 ,  B01J37/08 ,  C07D301/10

Abstract: An epoxidation catalyst comprising silver, cesium, rhenium and tungsten deposited on an alumina support, wherein the catalyst comprises 20 to 50 wt.-% of silver, relative to the weight of the catalyst, an amount of cesium Ccs of at least 7.5 mmol per kg of catalyst, and an amount of rhenium CR6 and an amount of tungsten Cw so as to meet the following requirements: CRe≥6.7 mmol per kg of catalyst; and CRe+(2χcw)≥13.2 mmol per kg of catalyst. The epoxidation catalyst allows for a more efficient conversion of ethylene oxide by gas-phase oxidation of ethylene, particularly displaying high selectivity and high activity. The invention also relates to a process for preparing an epoxidation catalyst as defined in above, comprising i) impregnating an alumina support with a silver impregnation solution; and ii) subjecting the impregnated refractory support to a calcination process; wherein steps i) and ii) are optionally repeated, and at least one silver impregnation solution comprises rhenium, tungsten and cesium. The invention moreover relates to a process for producing ethylene oxide by gas-phase oxidation of ethylene, comprising reacting ethylene and oxygen in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst according to any one of the preceding claims.

公开(公告)号：US20210039074A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16968548

申请日：2019-02-06

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Andrey KARPOV ,  Andreas LEHR ,  Daniela RIECK ,  Holger BORCHERT ,  Tobias WEINLAND ,  Marco BOSCH ,  Christian WALSDORFF ,  Christian BARTOSCH ,  Juergen ZUEHLKE

IPC: B01J23/50 ,  B01J35/10 ,  B01J35/02 ,  B01J37/02 ,  B01J37/08 ,  C07D301/02

Abstract: A method for preparing a silver impregnation solution comprises (a) charging a neutralization reactor R1 with an aqueous organic amine; (b) adding oxalic acid powder through a first feeding conduit to the neutralization reactor R1 to obtain an aqueous oxalic acid-organic amine solution; (c) directing the aqueous oxalic acid-organic amine solution from the neutralization reactor to a complexation reactor R2; (d) adding particulate silver oxide through a second feeding conduit to the complexation reactor R2 to obtain a silver impregnation solution; and, optionally, (e) subjecting the silver impregnation solution to filtration. The silver impregnation solution is used for producing a catalyst effective in the oxidative conversion of ethylene to ethylene oxide. The method allows for the preparation of a silver impregnation solution in an efficient and occupationally and environmentally safe way. Security hazards which can occur when oxalic acid and silver oxide are added to an aqueous amine solution using the same powder feeding equipment or the same reactor are avoided.