Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
52768 | Catalysis Communications | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The combination of a Pd/CeO2 catalyst for insitu generation of CO, via methanol decomposition, with a copper mordenite methanol carbonylation catalyst has been shown to be a successful strategy for the development of a methanol-only halide-free route to acetic acid. There is a pronounced dependence upon reactor bed configuration. A stacked bed, in which the Pd/CeO2 decomposition catalyst is placed upstream of the Cu-MOR carbonylation catalyst, exhibits a much greater acetyls yield than a physical mixture of the two catalysts.
Keywords
Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Catalysis
Authors
G. Ormsby, J.S.J. Hargreaves, E.J. Ditzel,