Patent Number:
6,166,241
Title:
Process for the simultaneous preparation of acrylonitrile and arcylic acid
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for the simultaneous production of acrylonitrile and acrylic acid by reacting propane with ammonia and oxygen in the gas phase catalytic oxidation in the presence of a metal oxide catalyst containing vanadium and at least one member selected from tellurium, antimony and molybdenum and adjusting the molar ratio of propane to ammonia to from 2 to 10 and the molar ratio of oxygen to ammonia to from 2 to 10.
Inventors:
Kayou; Atsushi (Okayama, JP), Ihara; Tatsuya (Okayama, JP)
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
International Classification:
C07C 253/00 (20060101); C07C 253/24 (20060101); C07C 51/215 (20060101); C07C 51/16 (20060101); C07C 255/08 (20060101); C07C 255/00 (20060101); C07C 253/00 (); C07C 051/16 ()
Expiration Date:
12/26/2013
