CA1046491A - Oxidation catalyst and process for preparing unsaturated acids and aldehydes - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A novel catalyst comprising the elements Mo, Bi, Fe, Si, Ni and/or Co and Ru and/or Sb, and, optionally Cl, and an oxidation process, is provided for oxidizing alpha, beta unsaturated monoolefins in the vapor phase with molecular oxygen to produce the corresponding alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acid and alpha-beta unsaturated aldehyde. The catalyst can also be used in corresponding ammoxidation reactions.

Description

0~ ~9~ 9694~1 Back~round of the ~nvention Field of the Invention The invention relates to the vapor phase catalytic oxidation of alpha,beta-unsaturated monoolefins to the corresponding alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylie acids and alpha-beta unsaturated aldehydes.
Descrip_ion of the Prior Art The use of oxidation catalysts containing molybdenum and bismuth, alone, or with other selected elements, for the gas phase oxidation of alpha,beta unsaturated monoolefins such as propylene to the corre-sponding alpha-beta unsaturated acid and/or aldehyde~ 3~C~ ~S
acrylic acid and acrolein, has been known.
In these reactions a gaseous reaction mixture which usually contains the olefin, molecular oxygen an~
water, as steam, is brought into contact with the catal~t, - by continuously pa~sing a stream of the reaction mix~re through a bed of the catalyst. Such known catalyst systems would include those disclosed in the following .- 20 United States Patents: 3,171,859; 3,387,038; 3,445,521;
3,522,29g; 3,636,066; 3,6429930; 3,679,603 and 3,691,0g6.
For commercial purposes this group of catalysts usually comprise the elements Mo, Bi, Fe and Ni and/or In order to improve on the efficiency and/or productivit~
of such catalyst compositions, and/or the selectivi~y o~
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been desirable~ as di~closed in some of the above noted patents, to add additional elements to the catalyst composition.
A review of the prior art and the present applican~' wo~k~ ~s illu~.trated in the ex~mples disc~c~sed below, indicates that the selection of additional elements to be used in combination with the Mo-Bi-Fe-Ni and/or Co based catalyst composltions, to provide the above ment;oned lmprovements, is not an obvious procedure.
The terms % conversion, productivity and % sPlectivity or efficiency which are employed herein with respec~ to the present i~ention are defined as follGws ~ased on the composition of the gas exiting from the catalyst bed):
I % con~ersion = A - B x 100 whexe A - ~otal mol equivalents of olefin fed ~o the catalyst bed B - ~ol equivalents of unconverted olefin in 2Q gas exiting from the catalyst bed .. ~ II Z E.-Lciency C x 100 where .A a~d B are as def.ined abo~e and C ~ the mol equivalents of olefin which are presen~
in the alpha,beta unsaturated carboxylic acid a~d al~ha,be~a unsaturated aldehyde which ~r~
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c~boxylic acid produced per cllbic foot of cata:Lyst (in the catalyst bed.) per hour of reaction time.

Alpha,beta-unsatura~ed aliphatic carboxylic ac~ds and alpha,beta unsatura~ed aliphatic aldehydes are produce~
with relatively hi~h % conversion, % ef~iciency and productivi~y b~ oxidizing the corresponding alpha,be~
u~saturated aliphatic monoolein in the vapor phase by s, - . co~tactillg the olefin, i~ the pr~sence of molecular oxyge~ '!i and steam with certain catalyst compositions cont~L~in~
Mo, ~i, Fe, Si, and Ni and/or Co and Ru and/or Sb, a~
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o ~lpha,beta unsaturated aliphatic monoolefins to ~he coxresponding alpha,beta u~saturated aliphatic carboæ~lic 20 acid and alpha,be~a unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde~ 3~
A ~ux~her o~jec~ o~ the present inven~ion is ~
provlde a pr~cess whereby alpha,beta unsaturated ali~tic monoolefins can be oxidized In the gas phase so as to ~
produce the corresponding alpha,beta~ satura~ed alip~at:~G ~L
carboxylic acld and alpha,be~2 unsaturated alipha~ic aldehyde with a rela~ively high level of % conversion, 70 e~1ciency and productivity~ ., .
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~ 969/l 1 A further objec~ o the present invelltion is to provide a process whereby alpha,beta unsaturated monoolefins can be oxidized in the gas phase in the presence o~ amrQOnia . to F.roduce tlle corresponding alpha,beta unsaturated nitril~, wlth a relatively high level of % conversion, % ef:~iciency and. produc~ivity.
-These and other object:s o the present invention are achieved by using as such a catalyst in such processes a composition comprising the elements Mo, Bi, Fe, Si and ~
and/or Co ~nd Ru and/or Sb, and, optionally, Cl, i.n the ra~-io '' a g, wherein T is Ni and/or Co, X is Ru and/or Sb, a i~ iO, ~ - :
b is 0.1 to 5.0, and preferabl-y 0.5 to 1.5, ~:
c is d/3 to d/5, and preferably d/3.5 to d/5.0~ is d is 2.0 ~o 9.0 a~d preferably 4.û to ~0~ ~
e is 1 to 20, and preferably 5 to 10, ~ :
f is û.l to 1.0, and preferably û.2 to 0.8 g is 0 to 5, and preferably 1.2 to 5.
: The ~umerical values of a, b, c$ d, e, f and ~, xep~esent the relative gram-atom ratios o~ the elements Moj Bi, Fe, T, Si~ X and Cl, respectively, which are ~`
initially added to the catalyst composition. After calcina tio~ of the composition, as disclosed below, the amounts o~
the Mo, Bi, ~e, T, Si and X elements re~uains ~he sa~e, bu~
only trace a~ounts, i.e. ~ O to about < 0.1 weight pe~ce~t~
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which the catalyst may be employed, as disclosed below.
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i.n the catalyst composi~ion in combination with oxyge~
the form, it is believed, of various oxides.
The catalyst is preferably prepared from a solu~
tion o~ soluble compounds-(sal~s, complexes or o~her compounds) of each o the elements Mo, Bi, Fe, T3 X, a~ld ~:
~i or, i~ ~he case of Si, also a colloidal silica sol. ~e ~;
Cl is provi.ded in the form o a soluble sal~, and p~efer~hLy 'i in the form ~ 711~ri~ of one o~ the metals Fe~ T .~
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o~ soluble compounds o~ each of the elements, so as ~Q
p~ovide the desired a:b:c:d:e:f:g gram-atom ratios of ~he elements Mo~ B~ Fe, T, Si, X and Cl7 respectivelyO ~Q t~e ex~ent possible the selected compounds of the var-;ou~ e1~J~en~S
should be mutually soluble. ~le S~ compo~mds axe ~s~
added in ~he form of a colloidal silica sol. Wher~ an~ o th~ selected compounds o such elements, other th~n 51D ~
not mNtl~ll.y soluble with the other compounds, they c~ ~e added las~ ~o the sol~tion system. The cat~lys~ co~os~:to~

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is then prepared by removing the water or other solvent from the m~xture of the compounds in the solution system.
The water or other solvent can be removed by evaporation from the mixture resulting r~m the combina-tion of all the compounds and solvents.
Where the catalyst is to be used on a support, the compounds of the desired elements are deposited on a porous ~upport usually having a surface area of about 0.1 to 2 syuare meters per gram. The support has an apparent porosity of 30 to 60%; at least 90% of the pores ha~e a pore diameter in the range of 20-1500 microns. The support is usually used in the form of particles or pellets which are about l/8 to 5/16 inch in diameter.
The deposition is accomplished by immersing the support in the ultimate mixture of all the compounds and then evaporating off the major portion of the solvent~ and then drying the system at about 80 to 140~C. for 2 to 60 hours. The dried catalyst is then calcined by being heated to 400 to 550C. for 2 to 24 hours to produce the desired MoaBibFecTdsiex~clg composition, with the understanding, again, that the Cl content of the calcined support is 0 to C~0.1 weight percent.
The Cl need only be present during the calcination of the catalyst, it need not be present during the use of the catalyst ln the oxidation of the monoolefin to the unsatura~ed acid and aldehyde.
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The supports whi'ch may be'used include silica, aluminum oxide, silicon car~ide, zirconia, titania and mixtures thereo~. ' ~ hen used on a support, the supported cat~lyst usuall~ comprises about 10 to 50 weigh~ % of the'catalyst i compos~tion, and about 50 to 90 weigh~ % of the'support.
T~e molybaenum is prefera~ly introduced into solution in the form-of ammonium salts thereof such as .
ammonium-paramoly~'date, and organic acid ~alts of molyb'aenu~ such as acetates, oxalates, mandelates and gl~colates. Other wa'ter soluble molybdenum compounds which may b'e used are partially water soluble molybdenum oxides, molybdic acid, and t~e nitrates and chlorides of ~nolybdenuTn .
The'bismuth, iron, nickel, co~alt, and ruthenium, when used, are preferably introduced into '-; solution in the form of nitrates. Other water soluble compounds of these elements which may ~e used are the water soluble chlorides and organic acid salts such as the acetates, oxalates, tartrates, lactates, salicylates, formates and carbonates of such elements.
The antimony is preferably introduced into the catalyst system in the form of a water insoluble oxide. A water soluble compound of this element which may be used is antim~ny trichloride.

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The alpha beta unsa~urated monoolefins wllich are ;~ oxldized in the process of ~he present in~ention are C3 ,to C4 monoolefins such as propylene, 2-butene and . i~obutylene. These ole~ins may be oxidized ;ndiviau or ~n combinat;ons thereo~. ~
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A~oæi.dlæed Ole~in Nitrile propylene acryloni.trile 2-butene crotononitrile isohut~lene methacrylonitrile The Reaetlon ~ixture The components o th~ reaction mixtures which are employed in the oxidation process of the present lnvention, and the rela~ive ratios of the components quch mixtures, are the following:
1 mole of monoolefing 0.5 to 3 moles of molecular oxygen (as pure oxygen or in the ~orm of air), and 0.5 to 20 moles of water (in the orm of stea~O
The water9 or steam, can be used as.a reac-tLc~
diluent and as a heat moderator or ~he reactions. ~her diluents whi~h may be used are inert gases such as nitrogen, C02 and gaseous saturated hydrocarbons.
The components of the oxida~ion reaction mixture3 are u~iformly dmixed prior to being introduce~
into the reaction zone. The components are preheated~
; lndividually or after being admixed~ prior to their be~ng introduced into the reaetion zone, ~o a temperature o~
~ about 200 ~o 300C.
I~ the ammoxidation reaction the reactants inclu~e ammonia plus the other reactan~s noted above..

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the reaction zone, under the ~ollowing conditions: .
p~essure of about 1 to 10, and preer~b~.y o~
about 2 ~o 4 atmosph~res, ~emperature of about 350 to 450C., and .pr~ferably of about 360 to 410C., contact time ~reaction mixture on cataly~) o about 0.1 to 10; and pre~erably of about 0 S
to 3~ seconds, and a space velocity of a~ou~
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.: The am~loxidation reaction is conducted ~nder i ~imil~r c~nditions.
The contact time may also be defined as ~he rati~
betwcen the apparent volume of the-catalyst bed and t~e volume of the gaseous reaction mixture fed to the cata.ly~
- bed under the giveIl.reac~ion conditions in a U~lit 0~ t:Ime~
The reaction pressure is ini~ially provided ~
the eed of gaseous reactants and diluents, and a~ r ~e reaction ~s commenced, the pressure is ~aintained~
preferably, by the use of suitable back-pressure co~rollers placed on the gaseous efluent side of the . . catalyst bed. :
The reaction temperature is preerably pr~i~e~ ~
by placiIlg the ca~alyst bed within a tubular conver~er .
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medium, such as tetralin~ molten salt mixtures, or other suitable heat transfer agent, which is heated to the desired reaction temperature.
The following exampLes are merely illustrative of the present invention and are not intended as a limitation upon the scope thereof~
The examples provided below disclose the prepara-tion of various catalyst compositions 9 and the use of such compositions in the oxidation of propylene to acrylic acid to acrolein.
The activity of ach experimental catalyst was determined in a jacketed 1.049 inch (internal diameter) stainless steel reactor or converter tube 78 inches long equipped with a 1/8 inch central thermowell. The jacket contained Dowtherm* which served as a heat transfer medium. These experimental reactions were conducted under one of two sets of conditions, i.e., Test Condition A and Test Condition B, which conditions are described below.
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The center portion (about 57-58 inches) of the reactor tube was charged with about 800 ml of catalyst.
The catalysts were tested at about 40 psig with a space velocity of about 4580-4600 hr 1 or contact time of about 0.5 seconds, and an inlet feed composed of 3.5 mole % propylene, 9.0 mole % oxygen, 20 mole % steam, and 67.5 mole % nitrogen.
The activity of the catalystswas tested by adjust-ing the temperature of the reactor tube jacket to produce a maximum temperature (hot spot) of 360C. in the catalyst bed, while the oxidation reaction was occurring.

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Tes~ Condl~ion B were the same as that of Tes~
Condition A except as ollows:
pressure, psig: 22-24 lbs/in2 ~olume of ca~alys~ used: 815 ml spa~e veloeity: 3400 hr mol % of propylene in inlet feed: 6~2 ~ 6.5 ¦~
mol % of oxygen ln inlet feed: 12.0 - 12.5 mol % of H20 (as steam~ in inlet feed: 36-37 ,~
mol 70 o~ ~itrogen in inle~ eed: 44-45.8 ~cket temperature: 360C. I
ho~ spot temperature: 391-407C, Space velocity is calculated by determini~g ~e total reactor outlet gas equivalents (l~ters) of the 'o~al effluen~ evolv~d over a period of one hour. This ~oom teDpera~ure vol~me is converted to the volume cf O~C~
760 mm ~g.
Space Velocity - liters of outlet gas equivale~ts/hour ~;
~ n ~ f ,.- ~v liters o~ catalyst in reactor ~ ' hours a~ 0 C. and atmospher~c ~' pre~sure ~!' ~atalyst Emyloyed~ MoloFel~sNi6sbo.ssiloclo.6~u~o2 A~ F~f~y~four grams of bismuth nitrate pen~a~y~rate ~`
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B. Sixty-eight grams of ferric nitrate nonahydrate (0.168 gram atoms Fe) was dissolved in 45 ml water.
C. One-hundred ninety-six grams of nickel nitrate hexahydrate was dissolved in 95 ml of water.
D. Six and twenty-two hundredths grams of hydrated ruthenium trichloride containing 36~5% Ru, (0.0224 gram atoms Ru) was dissolved in 100 ml of water.
E. The bismuth nitrate solution (A) was added to the ferric nitrate solution (B) and then added to the nickel nitrate solution.
F. One-hundred ninety eight grams of ammonium paramolybdate (1.122 gram atoms Mo) was dissolved in 300 ml of water while stirring at 60-80 in a steam-jacketed stainless steel vessel (12-3/8 inch diameter by 5-3/4 inch deep evaporating dish).
Eight and two-tenths grams of antimony trioxide ; (Sb203) powder (0.0561 gram atoms Sb) was added to the molybdate solution to form a suspension while stirring.
The Bi-Fe-Ni solution (E) and the ruthenium chloride solution (D) was then separately and simultaneously fed to ~he Mo-Sb mixture (F) over a period of 10 minutes at 50-60C., while stirring.
The above slurry was diluted with 400 ml of water and 225 grams of LUDOX "AS"* (ammonium stabilized *Trade mark or trade name 14.

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Seven-h~ndred seventy grams (~ne lit~r) of Norto~
SA-5205 9 l/4 inch silica-alumina spheres was added ~o the above slur~y and the pH was adjusted to 1/3 at 59C. with NH40H and the salts were depo,sited onto the suppor~ by evaporating o:Ef ~he water while stirring manually on a steam ba~h.
; The partially dried impregnated spheres were 10 removed rom ~he evaporator znd dried overnight at 115-120C., and calcined at 450C. for 6 hours ln the presence of air.
The finished cata~yst contained 22.0% oxides ~ncluding the colloidal silica which amounts to 4.4% of ~he catalyst. Approximately 66% of the theoretical amount of oxides applied in the ~rm of various salts, ; adhered to the support. The gram atom ratio of the components o~ the catalyst prior to calcining, the weight %
of oxides in the calcined catalyst, and the calcining temperature ~re tubulated below in Table I.
When used to oxidize propylene under Test ~ Condition A noted abo~e the catalyst provided conversio~, : efficiency al~d productivity results as shown below i~
Table II.

The catalysts or Examples 1 and 3-12 were prepared in a manner analogous to the procedure used in Example 2 with ~5.

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atom ~atio~ of the component,s of catalys~s 1, 3~1~ p~i~r ~o calcining, the weight 70 of the oxides i.n the calcined catalyst, and the calcining te~perature used for each ca~alyst are tabulated below in Table I. Catalysts 1, 3-1 were also evaluated in Tes~ Condition A and the tes~
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The cata~yst compositions of Examples 3-6, 8-9 and 11 are comparative materials. A comparison of the oxidatio~ test results listed for catalysts 1 12 in Table II shows the advant~ges, in terms of % conversion, % efficiency and productivity of the catalyst compositions of the present invention, in comparison to the corresponding results obtained with the co~parison catalyst systems.

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The catalysts of Examples 15 to 22 represent catalyst compositions of the present invention. The catalyst compositions of Examples 13 & 14 are comparative materials. A comparison of the oxidation test results listed for catalysts 13-22 in Table IV shows the advantages in terms of % conversion, % efficiency and productivity of the catalyst compositions of the present invention, in comparison to the corresponding results obtained with the comparison catalyst systems.
For the purposes of further definition, the following terms employed in the catalyst evalua~ion are given (basis of calculation = outlet gas composi~ion):
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(Total C3H6 Equivalents) - (Unconverted C3H6) 100 (Total C3H6 Equivalents) % Efficiency =
~C3H6 Equivalents of Acrolein and Acrylic Acid3 100 - (Total C3H6 Equivalents) - (Uncoverted C3H6) Productivity =
(Gms of Com onent/Hr~28 32 D Lbs/Hr-Ft ~453.~) (Catalyst Volume in Tube~ Liters) Catalyst The catalyst of the present invention contains the elements Mo, Bi, Feg X9 T, and Cl in the ratio MoaBibFecTdsiexfclg whereîn, as noted above, inter alia, c has been given a value of d/3 to d/5, and, preferably d/3.5 to d/5.
Calculating the value of c, however, for Examples 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21 as presented above in Table III, indicates that in Example 16, c is d/5.2 and in Examples 17 and 21, c is d/5.51, and in Exc~mple 18, c is d/5.01 and in Example 20, c is d/5.1.
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Claims (17)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A process for the production of alpha-beta unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid and alpha-beta unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde by vapor phase catalytic oxidation of the corresponding unsaturated aliphatic mono-alpha-olefin with molecular oxygen in the presence of steam which comprises contacting the reaction mixture with a calcined oxidation catalyst which contains the elements Mo, Bi, Fe, T, Si, X and Cl, prior to calcination, in the ratio MoaBibFecTdSieXfClg wherein T is selected from the group consisting of Ni and Co, X is selected from the group consisting of Ru and Sb, a is 10, b is 0.1 to 5.0, c is d/3 to d/5.5, d is 2.0 to 9.0, e is 1 to 20, f is 0.1 to 1.0, and g is 0 to 5.

2. A process as in claim 1 in which propylene is oxidized to produce acrolein and acrylic acid.

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3. A process as in claim 2 in which said oxidation catalyst is supported on an inert support.

4. A process as in claim 3 in which said support is silica, alumina or silica-alumina.

5. A process as in claim 3 in which b is 0.5 to 1. 5, c is d/3.5 to d/5.5, d is 4.0 to 8.0, e is 5 to 10, f is 0.2 to 0.8 and g is 1.2 to 5.

6. A process as in claim 1 in which T
comprises Ni.

7. A process as in claim 6 in which X
comprises Ru.

8. A process as in claim 6 in which X
comprises Sb.

9. A process as in claim 8 in which X
consists of Ru and Sb.

10. A calcined oxidation catalyst which, prior to calcination, contains the elements to, Bi, Fe, X, T
and C1 in the ratio MoaBibFecTdSieXfC1g wherein T is selected from the group consisting of Ni and Co, X is selected from the group consisting of Ru and Sb, a is 10, b is 0.1 to 5.0, c is d/3 to d/5.5, d is 2.0 to 9.0, e is 1 to 20, f is 0.1 to 1.0, and g is 0 to 5.

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11. A catalyst as in claim 10 which is supported on an inert support.

12. A catalyst as in claim 11 in which said support is silica, alumina, or silica-alumina.

13. A catalyst as in claim 10 in which b is 0.5 to 1.5, c is d/3.5 to d/5.5, d is 4.0 to 8.0, e is 5 to 10, f is 0.2 to 0.8 and g is 1.2 to 5.

14. A catalyst as in claim 10 in which T
comprises Ni.

15. A catalyst as in claim 14 in which X
comprises Ru.

16. A catalyst as in claim 14 in which X
comprises Sb.

17. A catalyst as in claim 16 in which X
consists of Ru and Sb.

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