公开(公告)号：US20230234030A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18011857

申请日：2021-06-25

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Sung Yeun CHOI ,  Andrey KARPOV ,  Christian WALSDORFF ,  Nicolas DUYCKAERTS ,  Kazuhiko AMAKAWA ,  Patrick HUBACH ,  Karl C. KHARAS

IPC: B01J21/04 ,  B01J23/50 ,  B01J23/36 ,  B01J35/02 ,  B01J35/10 ,  B01J35/00 ,  B01J37/04 ,  B01J37/00 ,  B01J37/08 ,  C07D301/10

CPC classification number: B01J21/04 ,  B01J23/50 ,  B01J23/36 ,  B01J35/026 ,  B01J35/1038 ,  B01J35/1042 ,  B01J35/1009 ,  B01J35/1066 ,  B01J35/1061 ,  B01J35/0026 ,  B01J37/04 ,  B01J37/0063 ,  B01J37/0018 ,  B01J37/08 ,  C07D301/10

Abstract: A tableted catalyst support, characterized by an alpha-alumina content of at least 85 wt.-%, a pore volume of at least 0.40 mL/g, as determined by mercury porosimetry, and a BET surface area of 0.5 to 5.0 m2/g. The tableted catalyst support is an alpha-alumina catalyst support obtained with high geometrical precision and displaying a high overall pore volume, thus allowing for impregnation with a high amount of silver, while exhibiting a surface area sufficiently large so as to provide optimal dispersion of catalytically active species, in particular metal species. The invention further provides a process for producing a tableted alpha-alumina catalyst support, which comprises i) forming a free-flowing feed mixture comprising, based on inorganic solids content, at least 50 wt.-% of a transition alumina; ii) tableting the free-flowing feed mixture to obtain a compacted body; and iii) heat treating the compacted body at a temperature of at least 1100° C., preferably at least 1300° C., more preferably at least 1400° C., in particular at least 1450° C., to obtain the tableted alpha-alumina catalyst support. The invention moreover relates to a compacted body obtained by tableting a free-flowing feed mixture which comprises, based on inorganic solids content, at least 50 wt.-% of a transition alumina having a loose bulk density of at most 600 g/L, a pore volume of at least 0.6 mL/g, as determined, and a median pore diameter of at least 15 nm. The invention moreover relates to a shaped catalyst body for producing ethylene oxide by gas-phase oxidation of ethylene, comprising at least 15 wt.-% of silver, relative to the total weight of the catalyst, deposited on the tableted alpha-alumina catalyst support. 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 the shaped catalyst body.

公开(公告)号：US20210379569A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17285799

申请日：2019-09-19

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Andrey KARPOV ,  Marco Oskar KENNEMA ,  Nicolas DUYCKAERTS ,  Christian WALSDORFF ,  Christian BARTOSCH ,  Juergen ZUEHLKE ,  Miguel Angel

IPC: B01J23/68 ,  B01J21/04 ,  B01J37/02 ,  B01J35/10 ,  B01J37/08 ,  B01J35/04 ,  B01J35/02 ,  C07D301/04

Abstract: A shaped catalyst body for producing ethylene oxide by gas-phase oxidation of ethylene, comprising silver deposited on a porous refractory support, the shaped catalyst body having a first face side surface, a second face side surface and a circumferential surface, characterized by a content of at least 20 wt.-% of silver, relative to the total weight of the shaped catalyst body; a multilobe structure; a plurality of passageways extending from the first face side surface to the second face side surface, outer passageways being arranged around a central passageway with one outer passageway being assigned to each lobe, wherein neighboring outer passageways are arranged essentially equidistantly to each other and the outer passageways are arranged essentially equidistantly to the central passageway; a minimum wall thickness A between two neighboring passageways in the range of 0.6 to 1.3 mm; a minimum wall thickness B between each outer passageway and the circumferential surface in the range of 1.1 to 1.8 mm; and a BET surface area in the range of 1.6 to 3.0 m2/g. The shaped catalyst bodies allow for a favorable balance between mechanical stability, pressure drop and selectivity. The invention also relates to a process for producing ethylene oxide by gas-phase oxidation of ethylene, comprising reacting ethylene and oxygen in the presence of a shaped catalyst body as defined above. The invention further relates to a process for preparing a shaped catalyst body as above, comprising i) impregnating a refractory support having a BET surface area in the range of 1.4 to 2.5 m2/g with a silver impregnation solution; and ii) subjecting the impregnated refractory support to a calcination process; wherein steps i) and ii) are optionally repeated.

公开(公告)号：US20210046459A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US16968542

申请日：2019-02-06

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Andrey KARPOV ,  Christian WALSDORFF ,  Michael KRAEMER ,  Armin LANGE DE OLIVEIRA ,  Gerhard KRENNRICH ,  Christian BARTOSCH ,  Juergen ZUEHLKE

IPC: B01J23/68 ,  B01J21/04 ,  B01J35/10 ,  B01J37/02 ,  B01J37/08 ,  C07D301/10

Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst effective in the oxidative conversion of ethylene to ethylene oxide, comprising an alumina support and 20 to 45%by weight of the catalyst, of silver applied to the support, the catalyst meeting the following limitations (i) to (v): (i) an amount of cesium c(Cs) in mmol per Kg of catalyst of at least 2; (ii) an amount of rhenium c(Re) in mmol per Kg of catalyst of at least 3.0; (iii) an amount of tungsten c(W) in mmol per Kg of catalyst of at least 1.6; (iv) a silicon to alkaline earth metal molar ratio x of not higher than 1.80; (v) c(Cs)−c(Re)−c(W)≤4·x−0.5.

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.