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• the present invention relates to a carbonylation catalyst, and specifically, to a vapor-phase carbonylation catalyst having platinum and tin associated with a solid support material. More particularly, the present invention relates to a vapor-phase carbonylation catalyst having a solid-phase component which includes platinum and tin associated with a solid support material and at least one vaporous halide promoter component.
• the carbonylation catalyst is particularly useful for the production of acetic acid, methyl acetate and mixtures thereof from methanol, dimethyl ether and methyl ester and ester-alcohol mixtures.
• Carbonylation of methanol is a well known reaction and is typically carried out in the liquid phase with a catalyst.
• a thorough review of these commercial processes and other approaches to accomplishing the formation of acetyl from a single carbon source is described by Howard et al. in Catalysis Today, 18, 325-354 (1993).
• the liquid phase carbonylation reactions for the preparation of acetic acid using methanol are performed using homogeneous catalyst systems comprising a Group VIII metal and a halogen component such as iodine or bromine or an iodine or bromine-containing compound such as hydrogen iodide, hydrogen bromide, methyl iodide, or methyl bromide.
• Rhodium is the most common Group VIII metal catalyst and methyl iodide is the most common promoter.
• Losses of the metal in the catalyst can be attributed to several factors, such as the plating-out of the active metal onto piping and process equipment thereby rendering the metal inactive for carbonylation purposes and losses due to incomplete separation of the catalyst from the products. These losses of the metal component are costly because the metals themselves are very expensive.
• Schultz in U.S. Patent 3,689,533, discloses using a supported rhodium catalyst for the carbonylation of alcohols to form carboxylic acids in a vapor-phase reaction. Schultz further discloses the presence of a halide promoter. Schultz in U.S. Patent 3,717,670 describes a similar supported rhodium catalyst in combination with promoters selected from Groups IB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIII, lanthanide and actinide elements of the Periodic Table.
• Uhm in U.S. Patent 5,488,143, describes the use of alkali, alkaline earth or transition metals as promoters for supported rhodium for the halide-promoted, vapor phase methanol carbonylation reaction.
• Pimblett in U.S. Patent 5,258,549, teaches that the combination of rhodium and nickel on a carbon support is more active than either metal by itself.
• EP 0 759 419 Al pertains to a process for the carbonylation of an alcohol and/or a reactive derivative thereof.
• EP 0 759 419 Al discloses a carbonylation process comprising a first carbonylation reactor wherein an alcohol is carbonylated in the liquid phase in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst system and the off gas from this first reactor is then mixed with additional alcohol and fed to a second reactor containing a supported catalyst.
• the homogeneous catalyst system utilized in the first reactor comprises a halogen component and a Group VIII metal selected from rhodium and iridium.
• the homogeneous catalyst system also may contain an optional co-promoter selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, osmium, rhenium, cadmium, mercury, zinc, indium and gallium.
• the supported catalyst employed in the second reactor comprises a Group VIII metal selected from the group consisting of iridium, rhodium, and nickel, and an optional metal promoter on a carbon support.
• the optional metal promoter may be iron, nickel, lithium and cobalt.
• the conditions within the second carbonylation reactor zone are such that mixed vapor and liquid phases are present in the second reactor.
• Patent 4,776,987 and in related disclosures describe the use of chelating ligands chemically attached to various supports as a means to attach Group VIII metals to a heterogeneous catalyst for the halide-promoted vapor phase carbonylation of ethers or esters to carboxylic anhydrides.
• Evans et al. in U.S. Patent 5,185,462, describe heterogeneous catalysts for halide- promoted vapor phase methanol carbonylation based on noble metals attached to nitrogen or phosphorus ligands attached to an oxide support.
• Panster et al., in U.S. Patent 4,845,163 describe the use of rhodium-containing organopolysiloxane-ammonium compounds as heterogeneous catalysts for the halide- promoted liquid phase carbonylation of alcohols.
• Drago et al. in U.S. Patent 4,417,077, describe the use of anion exchange resins bonded to anionic forms of a single transition metal as catalysts for a number of carbonylation reactions including the halide-promoted carbonylation of methanol.
• supported ligands and anion exchange resins may be of some use for immobilizing metals in liquid phase carbonylation reactions, in general, the use of supported ligands and anion exchange resins offer no advantage in the vapor phase carbonylation of alcohols compared to the use of the carbon as a support for the active . metal component.
• these catalysts are typically unstable at elevated temperatures making them poorly suited to a vapor phase process.
• Nickel on activated carbon has been studied as a heterogeneous catalyst for the halide-promoted vapor phase carbonylation of methanol.
• Relevant references to the nickel-on-carbon catalyst systems are provided by Fujimoto et al. in Chemistry Letters 895-898, (1987).
• Fujimoto et al. in Journal of Catalysis, 133, 370-382 (1992) observed increased rates when hydrogen is added to the feed mixture.
• Liu et al., in Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 33 488-492, (1994) report that tin enhances the activity of the nickel- on-carbon catalyst.
• Patent 4,918,2108 disclose the addition of palladium and optionally copper to supported nickel catalysts for the halide-promoted carbonylation of methanol. In general the rates of reaction provided by nickel-based catalysts are lower than those provided by the analogous rhodium-based catalysts when operated under similar conditions.
• U.S. Patent 5,218,140 describes a vapor phase process for converting alcohols and ethers to carboxylic acids and esters by the carbonylation of alcohols and ethers with carbon monoxide in the presence of a metal ion exchanged heteropoly acid supported on an inert support.
• the catalyst used in the reaction includes a polyoxometallate anion in which the metal is at least one of a Group V(a) and VI(a) is complexed with at least one Group VIII cation such as Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, lr, Ni, Pd or Pt as catalysts for the halide- free carbonylation of alcohols and other compounds in the vapor phase.
• a platinum and tin solid supported catalyst for heterogeneous vapor-phase carbonylation of reactants comprising lower alkyl alcohols, ether and ester derivatives of the alcohols, and mixtures of ester-alcohols for producing esters and carboxylic acids.
• the platinum and tin catalyst demonstrate significant rate improvements when compared to catalysts containing platinum as the sole active metal.
• the present invention provides a catalyst useful for the vapor-phase carbonylation of lower alkyl alcohols, lower alkyl alcohol generating compositions such as ether and ester derivatives of the alcohols, and mixtures thereof for producing esters and carboxylic acids.
• the catalyst includes a first component comprising platinum and/or platinum salt and tin and/or tin salt which are associated with a solid support material and a vaporous component comprising a halide promoter.
• the term "associated with” includes any manner that permits the platinum metal and/or its salt and the tin metal and/or its salt to reside on or in the solid support.
• Non-limiting examples in which the platinum and tin metals or their respective salts may be associated with the solid support include impregnating, immersing, spraying, and coating the support with a solution containing platinum and with a solution containing tin sequentially or impregnating, immersing, spraying, and coating the support with a solution containing a mixture of platinum and tin.
• the catalyst of the present invention is particularly useful for the continuous production of carboxylic acids and esters by reacting lower alkyl alcohols, lower alkyl alcohol generating compositions such as ether and ester derivatives of the alcohols, and mixtures thereof in a vapor-phase carbonylation process.
• the catalyst has a solid state component which includes platinum and/or platinum salt and tin and/or tin salt associated with a solid support material and a vaporous halide promoter component.
• the support material is inert to the carbonylation reaction.
• the catalyst is particularly useful for vapor-phase carbonylation for producing acetic acid, methyl acetate and mixtures thereof from methanol and its derivatives.
• the vapor-phase carbonylation process is operated at temperatures above the dew point of the reactants and products, i.e., the temperature at which condensation occurs.
• the dew point is a complex function of dilution (particularly with respect to non-condensable gases such as unreacted carbon monoxide, hydrogen, or inert diluent gas), product composition, and pressure, the process may still be operated over a wide range of temperatures, provided the temperature exceeds the dew point of the reactants and products. In practice, this generally dictates a temperature range of about 100°C to about 500°C, with temperatures of about 100°C to about 350°C being preferred and temperatures of about 150°C to 275°C being particularly useful. ,
• the useful pressure range is limited by the dew point of the product mixture.
• a wide range of pressures may be used, e.g., pressures in the range of about 0.1 to 100 bars absolute.
• the process preferably is carried out at a pressure in the range of about 1 to 50 bars absolute, most preferably, about 3 to 30 bar absolute (bara).
• Suitable feedstock, i.e., reactants, for carbonylation using the catalyst of the present invention include lower alkyl alcohols, lower alkyl alcohol generating compositions, such as ether and ester derivatives of the alcohols, and mixtures thereof.
• reactants include alcohols and ethers in which an aliphatic carbon atom is directly bonded to an oxygen atom of either an alcoholic hydroxyl group in the compound or an ether oxygen in the compound and may further include aromatic moieties.
• the feedstock is one or more lower alkyl alcohols having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and preferably having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkane polyols having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, alkyl alkylene polyethers having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and alkoxyalkanols having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms.
• the most preferred reactant is methanol.
• methanol is preferably used in the process and is normally fed as methanol, it can be supplied in the form of a combination of materials which generate methanol. Examples of such combination of materials include (i) methyl acetate and water and (ii) dimethyl ether and water.
• both methyl acetate and dimethyl ether are formed within the reactor and, unless methyl acetate is the desired product, they are recycled with water to the reactor where they are later consumed to form acetic acid. Accordingly, one skilled in the art will further recognize that it is possible to utilize the catalyst of the present invention produce a carboxylic acid from an ester feed material. Although the presence of water in the gaseous feed mixture is not essential when using methanol, the presence of some water is desirable to suppress formation of methyl acetate and/or dimethyl ether. When using methanol to generate acetic acid, the molar ratio of water to methanol can be 0:1 to 10:1, but preferably is in the range of 0.01:1 to 1:1.
• the amount of water fed usually is increased to account for the mole of water required for hydrolysis of the methanol alternative. Accordingly, when using either methyl acetate or dimethyl ether, the mole ratio of water to ester or ether is in the range of 1 : 1 to 10: 1 , but preferably in the range of 1 : 1 to 3 : 1.
• the mole ratio of water to ester or ether is in the range of 1 : 1 to 10: 1 , but preferably in the range of 1 : 1 to 3 : 1.
• acetic acid it is apparent that combinations of methanol, methyl ester, and/or dimethyl ether are equivalent, provided the appropriate amount of water is added to hydrolyze the ether or ester to provide the methanol reactant.
• methyl ester methyl acetate
• dimethyl ether becomes the preferred feedstock.
• methanol is used as the feedstock in the preparation of methyl acetate, it is necessary to remove water.
• the primary utility of the process of the present invention is in the manufacture of acetic acid.
• the reactant in the vapor phase, is passed through or over the solid phase component of the catalyst of the present invention along with the vapor phase halide promoter component of the invention catalyst.
• the solid phase component of the catalyst includes platinum and tin associated with a substantially inert solid support material.
• the form of platinum used to prepare the catalyst generally is not critical.
• the solid phase component of the catalyst may be prepared from a wide variety of platinum containing compounds and can be in the form of a salt of a mineral acid halide, such as chloroplatinic acid; trivalent nitrogen compounds such as dichlorodiammine platinum; organic compounds of trivalent phosphorous, such as dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine) platinum; olefins, such as dichloro(l,5-cyclooctadiene) platinum; nitriles, such as dichlorobis(benzonitrile) platinum and oxides of platinum may be used if dissolved in the appropriate medium either alone or in combination.
• the preferred sources of platinum is one of it chlorides, such as any of the various salts of hexachloroplatinate(IV) or a solution of platinum dichloride in either aqueous HC1 or aqueous ammonia.
• the amount of platinum, as metal, on the support can vary from about 0.01 weight percent to about 10 weight percent, with from about 0.1 weight percent to about 2 weight percent platinum being preferred based on the total weight of the solid supported catalyst.
• the form of tin used to prepare the catalyst generally is not critical.
• the solid phase component of the catalyst may be prepared from a wide variety of tin containing compounds.
• Suitable tin compounds include tin halides such as tin (II) chloride; alkyl carboxylate salts and aryl carboxylate salts wherein the alkyl group has from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and the aryl group has from 6 to 24 carbon atoms wherein at least one of the carbon atoms is bound to the tin moiety, tin oxides such as tin (II) oxalate, and mixtures of such tin containing compounds.
• tin halides such as tin (II) chloride
• alkyl carboxylate salts and aryl carboxylate salts wherein the alkyl group has from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and the aryl group has from 6 to 24 carbon atoms wherein at least one of the carbon atoms is bound to the tin moiety
• tin oxides such as tin (II) oxalate
• tin (II) chloride preferably dissolved in aqueous HC1
• tin (II) oxalate tin (II) chloride, preferably dissolved in aqueous HC1, and tin (II) oxalate.
• the content of tin, as metal, on the support can vary over a wide range, for example from about 0.01 to 10 weight percent tin based on the total weight of the solid supported catalyst.
• the preferred amount of tin in the catalyst is from about 0.1 to 5 weight percent of tin based on the total weight of the solid supported catalyst.
• platinum and tin are less volatile and less soluble when compared to other active catalysts, such as lr and Rh, and therefore are less likely to be removed from the catalyst support during operation of the carbonylation process.
• the combination of platinum and tin demonstrate catalytic activity for vapor-phase carbonylation of lower alkyl alcohols, ether derivatives of the alcohols, ester derivatives of the alcohols, and ester-alcohol mixtures for producing esters and carboxylic acids without the presence of rhodium.
• the solid support useful for acting as a carrier for the platinum and tin consists of a porous solid of such size that it can be employed in fixed or fluidized bed reactors.
• Typical support materials have a size of from about 400 mesh per inch to about Vz inch.
• the support is carbon, including activated carbon, having a high surface area.
• Activated carbon is well known in the art and may be derived from coal or peat having a density of from about 0.03 grams/cubic centimeter (g/cm 3 ) to about 2.25 g/cm 3 .
• the carbon can have a surface area of from about 200 square meters/gram (m 2 /g) to about 1200 m 2 /g.
• solid support materials which may be used in accordance with the present invention, include pumice, alumina, silica, silica-alumina, magnesia, diatomaceous earth, bauxite, titania, zirconia, clays, magnesium silicate, silicon carbide, zeolites, and ceramics.
• the shape of the solid support is not particularly important and can be regular or irregular and include extrudates, rods, balls, broken pieces and the like disposed within the reactor.
• the platinum and tin can be associated with the solid support by solubilizing the metals, or their respective salts, in a suitable solvent and contacting the solubilized platinum and tin with the solid support material. The solvent is then evaporated so that at least a portion of the platinum and tin is associated with the solid support. Drying temperatures can range from about 100°C to about 600°C for a period greater than about one second. One skilled in the art will understand that the drying time is dependent upon the temperature, humidity, and solvent. Generally, lower temperatures require longer heating periods to effectively evaporate the solvent from the solid support.
• the method of preparing the solid component of the catalyst optionally further includes the step of heating the solid supported platinum and tin in a stream of inert gas.
• Non-limiting examples of suitable inert gases include nitrogen, argon and helium
• the platinum and tin can be associated with the solid support by sequentially associating each metal with a support material.
• platinum or a platinum containing salt would be solubilized using a suitable solvent. The dissolved metal solution would then be contacted with the support material. Afterwards, the solvent is evaporated so that at least a portion of the platinum is associated with the solid support material.
• tin or a tin containing salt would be associated with the support material following a similar procedure as described for associating the platinum with the solid carrier.
• multiple layers of the respective platinum and tin metals or metal containing compounds can be associated with the support by merely following multiple steps of the procedure described above.
• the catalyst system further includes a vaporous halide promoter selected from chlorine, bromine and iodine compounds.
• a vaporous halide promoter selected from chlorine, bromine and iodine compounds.
• the vaporous halide is selected from bromine and iodine compounds that are vaporous under vapor-phase carbonylation conditions of temperature and pressure.
• Suitable halides include hydrogen halides such as hydrogen iodide and gaseous hydriodic acid; alkyl and aryl halides having up to 12 carbon atoms such as, methyl iodide, ethyl iodide, 1-iodopropane, 2-iodobutane, 1- iodobutane, methyl bromide, ethyl bromide, benzyl iodide and mixtures thereof.
• hydrogen halides such as hydrogen iodide and gaseous hydriodic acid
• alkyl and aryl halides having up to 12 carbon atoms such as, methyl iodide, ethyl iodide, 1-iodopropane, 2-iodobutane, 1- iodobutane, methyl bromide, ethyl bromide, benzyl iodide and mixtures thereof.
• the halide is a hydrogen halide or an alkyl halide having up to 6 carbon atoms.
• preferred halides include hydrogen iodide, methyl iodide, hydrogen bromide, methyl bromide and mixtures thereof.
• the halide may also be a molecular halide such as I 2 , Br 2 , or Cl 2 .
• the molar ratio of methanol or methanol equivalents to halide present to produce an effective carbonylation ranges from about 1:1 to 10,000: 1 , with the preferred range being from about 5:1 to about 1000:1.
• the vapor-phase carbonylation catalyst of the present invention may be used for making acetic acid, methyl acetate or a mixture thereof.
• the process includes the steps of contacting a gaseous mixture comprising methanol and carbon monoxide with a catalyst system in a carbonylation zone and recovering a gaseous product from the carbonylation zone.
• the catalyst system includes a solid-phase component comprising platinum and tin deposited on a carbon support and a vapor-phase component comprising at least one halide promoter described above.
• the carbon monoxide may be fed to the carbonylation zone either as purified carbon monoxide or as a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
• hydrogen is not part of the reaction stoichiometry, hydrogen may be useful in maintaining optimal catalyst activity.
• the preferred ratio of carbon monoxide to hydrogen generally ranges from about 99: 1 to about 2:1, but ranges with even higher hydrogen levels may be useful.
• the present invention is illustrated in greater detail by the specific examples present below. It is to be understood that these examples are illustrative embodiments and are not intended to be limiting of the invention, but rather are to be construed broadly within the scope and content of the appended claims.
• the catalyst mixture was heated again using the steam bath and continuously stirring until the granules became free flowing.
• the impregnated catalyst was then transferred to a quartz tube measuring 106 cm long by 25 mm outer diameter.
• the quartz tube containing the mixture was placed in a three-element electric tube furnace so that the mixture was located in the approximate center of the 61 cm long heated zone
• Nitrogen was continuously passed through the catalyst bed at a rate of 100 standard cubic centimeters per minute.
• the tube was heated from ambient temperature to 300°C over a 2 hour period, held at 300°C for 2 hours and then allowed to cool back to ambient temperature.
• the quartz tube was thereafter placed in a three-element electric tube furnace so that the mixture was located in the approximate center of the 61 cm long heated zone of the furnace. Nitrogen was continuously passed through the catalyst bed at a rate of 100 standard cubic centimeters per minute. The tube was heated from ambient temperature to 300°C over a 2 hour period, held at 300°C for 2 hours and then allowed to cool back to ambient temperature.
• the catalyst (Comparative Catalyst C-I) contained 1.10 % Pt and had a density of 0.57 g per mL.
• a second comparative catalyst was prepared by dissolving 0.29 grams of nickelous acetate tetrahydrate (1.17 mmol) and 0.263 grams (1.17 mmol) of tin (II) chloride dihydrate in a solution consisting of 20 mL of distilled water and 10 mL of 11.6 M HC1. The solution was then added to 20.0 g of 12 X 40 mesh activated carbon granules contained in an evaporating dish. The activated carbon granules had a BET surface area in excess of 800 m 2 /g. The impregnated catalyst was then transferred to a quartz tube measuring 106 cm long by 25 mm outer diameter.
• the quartz tube was thereafter placed in a three-element electric tube furnace so that the mixture was located in the approximate center of the 61 cm long heated zone of the furnace. Nitrogen was continuously passed through the catalyst bed at a rate of 100 standard cubic centimeters per minute. The tube was heated from ambient temperature to 300°C over a 2-hour period, held at 300°C for 2 hours and then allowed to cool back to ambient temperature.
• the catalyst (Comparative Catalyst C-II) contained 0.33 % Ni , 0.67% Sn, and had a density of 0.57 g per mL.
• a third comparative catalyst was prepared by dissolving 0.207 grams (1.17 mmol) of palladium chloride in 10 mL of 11.6 M HCl. In a separate vessel, 0.263 grams of tin (II) chloride dihydrate were dissolved in 10 mL of 11.6 M HCl. Both solutions were combined and mixed until uniform and the solution of dissolved palladium and tin was diluted with lOmL of distilled water. The solution was then added to 20.0 g of 12 X 40 mesh activated carbon granules contained in an evaporating dish. The activated carbon granules had a BET surface area in excess of 800 m 2 /g. The impregnated activated carbon granules were then dried using the procedure described above.
• the catalyst (Comparative Catalyst C-III) contained 0.61 % Pd, 0.68% Sn, and had a density of 0.57 g per mL.
• a fourth comparative catalyst was prepared using the procedure described above to prepare the platinum catalyst in Comparative Catalyst Example I, except 418 mg (1.17 mmol) of iridium trichloride hydrate were used in place of the dihydrogen hexachloroplatinate.
• the catalyst (Comparative Catalyst C-IV) contained 1.10 % lr.
• the reactor system consisted of a 800 to 950 mm (31.5 and 37 inch) section of 6.35 mm if A inch) diameter tubing constructed of Hastelloy C alloy.
• the upper portion of the tube constituted the preheater and reaction (carbonylation) zones. These zones were assembled by inserting a quartz wool pad 410 mm from the top of the reactor to act as support for the catalyst, followed sequentially by: (1) a 0.7 g bed of fine quartz chips (840 microns); (2) 0.5 g of one of the catalysts prepared as described in the preceding examples; and (3) an additional 6 g of fine quartz chips.
• the top of the tube was attached to an inlet manifold for introducing liquid and gaseous feeds.
• the six grams of fine quartz chips acted as a heat exchange surface to vaporize the liquid feeds. Care was taken not to allow any of the liquid feeds to contact the catalyst bed at any time, including assembly, start-up, operation, and shutdown.
• the remaining lower length of tubing (product recovery section) consisted of a vortex cooler which varied in length depending on the original length of tubing employed and was maintained at approximately 0-5°C during operation.
• the gases were fed using Brooks flow controllers and liquids were fed using a high performance liquid chromatography pump.
• the gaseous products leaving the reaction zone were condensed using a vortex cooler operating at 0-5°C.
• the product reservoir was a tank placed downstream from the reactor system. The pressure was maintained using a modified Research control valve on the outlet side of the reactor system and the temperature of the reaction section was maintained using heating tape on the outside of the reaction system.
• Feeding of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to the reactor was commenced while maintaining the reactor at a temperature of 240°C and a pressure of 17.2 bara (250 psia).
• the flow rate of hydrogen was set at 25 standard cc/min and the carbon monoxide flow rate was set at 100 cc/min.
• the reactor section was maintained under these conditions for 1 hour or until the temperature and pressure had stabilized, whichever was longer.
• the high pressure liquid chromatography pump was then started, feeding a mixture consisting of 70 weight percent methanol and 30 weight percent methyl iodide at a rate of 10-12 g per hour. Samples of the liquid product were collected and analyzed periodically using gas chromatographic techniques.
• “Production Rate” is the moles of Acetyl Produced per liter of catalyst volume per hour during each increment of Time (Time Increment), i.e., the time of operation between samples.
• the formula for determining moles of Acetyl Produced per liter of catalyst volume per hour is:
• the catalyst produced 3.55 moles of acetyl. This represents a rate of 154 moles of acetyl/kg cat -h or, represented as an hourly space velocity, 88 mol of acetyl/L car h.
• Comparative Catalysts C-I - C-IV were utilized in the carbonylation of methanol according to the above-described procedure.
• the Production Rate expressed in terms of moles of Acetyl Produced per kilogram of catalyst per hour and moles per liter of catalyst volume per hour, for each of Catalyst I and Comparative Catalysts C-I - C-IV, are shown in Table III.
• the catalyst in accordance with the present invention is significantly more active than a catalyst using Pt as the sole active metal.
• platinum is far superior to either nickel or palladium.
• Comparative Example C-4 shows that carbonylation rates using the catalyst of the present invention are superior to those obtained using iridium alone on an activated carbon support.

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